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Highway 329 to be ‘closed for several hours' due to collision: N.S. RCMP

Highway 329 to be ‘closed for several hours' due to collision: N.S. RCMP

CTV News13-07-2025
A RCMP vehicle is pictured on July 3, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Callum Smith)
A highway that runs through Nova Scotia's Municipality of Chester will be closed for several hours Sunday due to a collision.
RCMP shared on social media around 11 a.m. that Highway 329 in the Aspotogan area is closed.
'The roadway will be closed for several hours between Captain's Way and Government Wharf,' police wrote shortly before noon.
Police are asking the public to avoid the area and expect delays.
This is a developing story. More to come…
For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
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