A piece of equipment on fire on the highway meant the road was closed.
A piece of heavy equipment that caught fire Sunday night forced the closure of Route 430, also known as the Viking Trail.
Deer Lake RCMP and fire crews responded to the blaze, which occured near Bonne Bay Pond, about 23km north of Deer Lake.
It was just after 10 p.m. when police re-opened the section of road.
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Route 430 reopens today but one person taken to hospital after two-vehicle collision last night
RCMP say road conditions were very poor and are advising motorists today to delay non-essential travel until they improve.
No injuries but damage done after a tractor trailer jackknifed near Steady Brook this morning
RNC Cst Stephanie Myers says police were called out around 5 o’clock this morning after a tractor trailer was blocking traffic heading east.
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