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Update: All lanes are now open on State Highway 3 at Stratford following an incident where a truck lost some of its…

SH3 through Stratford is back to normal after a truck lost part of its load outside Woolworths earlier today.

Update: All lanes are now open on State Highway 3 at Stratford following an incident where a truck lost some of its load on the road around 10am today.

The road has now been cleared and traffic is flowing again.

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State Highway 3 Broadway at Stratford is down to one lane after a truck spilled some of its load in the northbound lane around 10am this morning.

No one has been injured.

The highway will be down to one lane for sometime while the debris is cleared from the road.

Motorists are advised to avoid the area where possible, and expect delays.

SH3 Stratford Truck Load Spill Traffic

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