Washout closes highway between Wawa, Chapleau

Superior East OPP shared photos of a washout on Highway 101 near Highbrush Lake west of Chapleau on social media.
Superior East OPP shared photos of a washout on Highway 101 near Highbrush Lake west of Chapleau on social media.

A washout has closed Highway 101 west of Chapleau. 

Superior East OPP shared photos on Twitter of a washout near Highbrush Lake about 30 kilometres west of Chapleau. Initially traffic was reduced to one lane, but that quickly changed to a hill closure. 

OPP says Highway 101 is closed in both directions between Chapleau and Highway 651. The closure is expected to last one to two days.

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