Highway 7/8 reopens near Stratford following collision (update)

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Aug 26, 2022 08:33:00 PM.

The MTO reports Highway 7/8 has been reopened near Stratford following a Friday afternoon collision.

That collision had previously closed the highway in both directions between Forest Road and Road 109.

Traffic is once again flowing through that stretch.

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