Section of Highway 138 closed due to weather, crashes

(Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston, File)

Update 5:04 a.m. Tuesday: OPP report the section of Highway 138 has reopened.

BONVILLE – SD&G OPP have closed a section of Highway 138 this afternoon (Monday).

The section is from County Road 18 in St. Andrews West to County Road 43 in Monkland.

The OPP says there have been a couple of “minor collisions” due to reduced visibility with the wind, which has exceeded 100 kilometers an hour at times.

A wind warning is still in effect this afternoon.

It’s not known when the section of highway will reopen.