Police have reopened the southbound lanes of Highway 400 between Highway 88 and Highway 9 after numerous collisions on Thursday morning.

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says black ice and blowing snow across the highway created dangerous driving conditions leading to the collisions. Only minor injuries have been reported.

This is the second stretch of highway 400 to close on Thursday; Highway 400 has been closed in both directions from Parry Sound south to Lake Joseph Road.