Police deem suspicious package found in Burlington intersection ‘not dangerous’

A major intersection in Burlington reopened Thursday evening following an hours-long police investigation into a suspicious package that was found on the roadway.

Halton police took to social media around 1 p.m. asking people to avoid the area of Dundas and Brant streets and to find alternate routes.

The service’s remote-controlled vehicle was brought in for the investigation.

Officers determined the suspicious package was not dangerous.

The intersection reopened around 5 p.m.

This intersection has reopened.
Thanks to residents for their patience as police were investigating a suspicious package found in the roadway. It has been determined not dangerous. https://t.co/iHBvgUBmcR

— Halton Police (@HaltonPolice) January 2, 2025