Update: Around 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, city police said all lanes have now reopened.
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Barrie police say most of the roads have reopened in the area of Anne Street and Edgehill Drive following a explosion investigation earlier today.
Shortly after 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, city police announced both eastbound and westbound lanes on Edgehill Drive, as well as Anne Street heading northbound, have reopened.
However, southbound lanes on Anne Street, from Letitia Street to Edgehill Drive, remain closed.
The #BarriePolice Service has just reopened east and westbound Edgehill Drive and northbound Anne Street. Anne Street southbound from Letitia Street to Edgehill Drive remains closed for the time being.
— Barrie Police (@BarriePolice) September 27, 2023
Emergency crews were called to a parking lot near the Anne Street bridge shortly before 3 a.m., Sept. 27. An improvised explosive device (IED) had been placed around the gas-cap area of an SUV.
The first calls reporting an explosion came in at 2:56 a.m., in the area of 108A Anne St. N.
Several tenants in nearby apartment buildings were evacuated around 6 a.m.
At around 8:45 a.m., a shielded robot was used to purposely detonate what appeared to be a cylindrical device in the apartment parking lot. It is believed to have been a fragment from the initial IED.
Around 10 a.m., an officer with the explosive disposal unit could be seen inspecting vehicles in the parking lot near Edgehill Drive. One of the vehicles, a white SUV, has damage around its gas cap on the driver's side. They were also checking the undercarriage of other vehicles nearby.
Around 10:30 a.m., what appeared to be a bomb-sniffing dog was let loose in the parking lot and checked several vehicles.
No arrests have been announced and no serious injuries were reported.
The investigation continues.
