Iona Rd. exit sign on the Hwy. 401. (Photo by Matt Weverink)

Iona Rd. exit sign on the Hwy. 401. (Photo by Matt Weverink)

Weekend 401 Closure Planned

By Dave Dentinger

August 17, 2018 - 4:56pm

A section of Hwy. 401 southwest of London will be closed for part of the weekend. Middlesex OPP say the highway is scheduled to be closed, east and westbound, between Colonel Talbot Rd. and Iona Rd., from 8pm Saturday until 8am Sunday. The closure is needed as work continues on the Mill Rd. underpass. Traffic will be rerouted south at Colonel Talbot Rd. and Iona Rd. towards Talbot Line. (Hwy. 3) There will be no access to Hwy. 401 from Union Rd.

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