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Highway 3 reopens between Yellowknife and Behchokǫ̀

Highway 3 has reopened between Yellowknife and Behchokǫ̀ after a collision led to a four-hour closure on Thanksgiving Monday.

Several residents reported an incident involving a semi truck and a white passenger vehicle. The territory’s Department of Infrastructure confirmed the road had been closed at 11:15am.

It’s not known if anyone was hurt.

Just after 3pm, the department said by Twitter the road had reopened, though with one lane only for the time being.

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The department warned drivers should expect delays until around 6pm.