Crews have begun restoring the Highway 6 bypass in Caledonia in the hope of reopening the thoroughfare to traffic in the next day or so, says the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).For more than two weeks, the roadway between Argyle Street South and Greens Road has been closed due to a demonstration in solidarity with Indigenous protesters in British Columbia.The demonstration was a response to law enforcement in B.C., which cleared a blockade constraining passage on an access road for about 500 workers. They are working on the multibillion-dollar Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline.The RCMP report arresting 14 people in connection with the protests, including Skyler Williams from Six Nations of the Grand River, who joined other Haudenosaunee activists with Wet’suwet’en protestors in B.C. Trending Stories Story continues below advertisement “OPP will work with the ministry of transportation to reopen the area to traffic following a complete inspection of the road and bridges along the Highway 6 bypass,” Const. Mary Gagliardi said in a release on Tuesday morning.“An additional update will follow when the inspection is complete and traffic flow may resume in the area.”#HaldimandOPP Hwy 6 bypass in Caledonia is in the process of being cleared to facilitate reopening. OPP is working with the MTO to reopen the area following a complete inspection of the road and bridges. Thank you for your patience during this road closure. ^mg pic.twitter.com/rutyxv2e2v— OPP West Region (@OPP_WR) December 7, 2021 © 2021 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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