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Standing Rock supporters shut down Hwy 401 overpass in London, Ont.

Police said Wellington Road overpass, between Exeter Road to Wilton Grove Road, was expected to close for approximately one hour during the peaceful demonstration in support of Standing Rock.

Supporters of Standing Rock protest in North Dakota shut down a Highway 401 overpass in London, Ont.

Supporters of the Standing Rock protest held a rally in London, Ont. on Monday, shutting down a Highway 401 overpass. (Gary Ennett/CBC)

Supporters of the lengthy Standing Rock protest shut down a Highway 401 overpass near London, Ont. Monday morning.

Wellington Road overpass, between Exeter Road to Wilton Grove Road, was closed for less than an hour during the peaceful demonstration in support of Standing Rock.

Protesters celebrated Sunday after construction of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline near Standing Rock Sioux Reservation territory had been halted.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in a news release that the administration will not allow the four-state, $3.8-billion pipeline to be built under Lake Oahe, a Missouri River reservoir near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.