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Highway 17 — Northern Ontario · Thunder Bay → Sault Ste. Marie travel alerts and notifications

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Ontario 511 road information is temporarily unavailable. FireRadar cannot confirm whether this route is open, restricted or closed.

Records were retrieved at Oct 5, 2026, 2:44 p.m. PDT. Schedule status updates locally while this page remains open.

Ontario 511 road information is temporarily unavailable. Check the official source before travel; FireRadar cannot confirm upcoming work or whether the route is open.

Data status

Source: Ontario 511

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Weather along the corridor

Current
Alerts
0
Temperature
9°C
Wind
13 km/h
Gust
36 km/h

No active Environment Canada weather alert currently matches this corridor. Conditions can still vary locally.

Nearest weather location: Marathon · observed Oct 5, 2026, 2:00 p.m. PDT.
Tonight
Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers early this evening. Clearing overnight. Low plus 3.
Tuesday
Becoming cloudy in the morning. 60 percent chance of showers in the afternoon. Risk of a thunderstorm late in the afternoon. Wind becoming south 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the morning. High 14. UV index 2 or low.
Tuesday night
Partly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Risk of a thunderstorm early in the evening. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light in the evening. Low 7.
Wednesday
A mix of sun and cloud with 60 percent chance of showers. High 14.
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