Part of QEW in St. Catharines shut down for police investigation

It appears a portion of a major highway in St. Catharines will be shut down well into the night.

Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Friday, the Ministry of Transportation and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported that a span of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) highway is closed due to a police investigation. The Fort Erie-bound lanes between Niagara Street and Glendale Avenue were closed. Traffic is being diverted at Lake Street.

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The Ontario Provincial Police said that the reopening time for the QEW is “unknown.”

ROAD CLOSURE: #StCatharines #QEW: all Fort Erie bound lanes are closed between Niagara St and Glendale Ave for a police investigation. #OPP on scene. Reopening time unknown. ^nk pic.twitter.com/7ueqpU3o21

— OPP GTA Traffic (@OPP_GTATraffic) May 21, 2022

#Closure #StCatharines #QEW FortErie bound at Niagara Street – All lanes closed due to a police investigation. #ONHwys https://t.co/Gg8nNzfpfv pic.twitter.com/s2TXAkbWdJ

— 511Ontario (@511Ontario) May 21, 2022

(Cover photo via Ontario Ministry of Transportation.)