RCMP issued the advisory just after 10:30 p.m. Monday.
Update: the highway is now open in both directions
Traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway is at a standstill this evening due to a jackknifed tractor trailer on Gallants Hill, located near Route 402 - Gallants Highway.
RCMP say traffic is blocked in both directions as crews work to clear the truck. Motorists should expect delays.
The advisory was issued just after 10:30 p.m. on Monday.
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Police looking for wanted man seen in Corner Brook and Bay St. George
Bay St. George RCMP say 31-year-old Brandon Jesso is wanted in relation to charges of, theft, flight from police, and dangerous Operation of Motor Vehicle
Deputy Premier says government's role is to pave the way for businesses to prosper
Barry Petten He says manufacturing is vibrant in this province but the problem is….are we spending in the right place? He doesn’t think it’s ever a reflection on the industry and a lot of the reasons the economy is the way that it is is because of industry.
Premier Wakeham to host New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers on Monday
Wakeham will be joined by co-chair Vermont Governor Phil Scott, along with Premiers of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, as well as Department of Energy Resources officials from Massachusetts and Maine.
Western Regional Waste Management recommends taping the ends of batteries to be recycled
Outreach Coordinator Lynn Howse says most of the batteries they are getting are from cell phones and the ends should be covered with tape before recycling at a transfer station, where they will be kept in fire safe bins.
Gingerbread House at Valley Mall has delivered over 107,000 gifts for children since starting in 1982
Last year, 353 toy hampers were handed out to people in the Corner Brook and Bay of Islands area and all gifts donated at the Gingerbread House stay in the community.
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