Highway 17 Back Open
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Updated: 7:51 AM Jan 31, 2010
Highway 17 Back Open
Highway 17 Between Washington and Chocowinity is back open after being closed for a little over an hour Saturday night while DOT Crews dealt with icy slick surfaces.
Posted: 8:03 PM Jan 30, 2010
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Highway 17 Between Washington and Chocowinity is back open after being closed for a little over an hour while DOT Crews dealt with icy slick surfaces.

Several accidents were reported after 7:00 p.m.

Shortly after that, authorities closed the highway. DOT De-iced the Washington Bridge and the Whichards Beach Overpass.

This route was then reopened to traffic

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