FILE PHOTO - The headaches for commuters and commercial drivers on Highway 97 near Summerland will continue twice a week for the rest of December and into the new year. Crews will be doing blasting work in an effort to make the slide area safer.
Image Credit: SUBMITTED/BC Ministry of Transportation
December 08, 2023 - 2:30 PM
The headaches for commuters and commercial drivers on Highway 97 near Summerland will continue twice a week for the rest of December and into the new year.
Crews will be blasting twice a week at the site of a major rockslide that happened back in August.
Closures will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. between Callan Road and Okanagan Lake Provincial Park, according to a Ministry of Transportation media release issued today, Dec. 8.
The days of the closures will vary based on construction requirements.
READ MORE: Highway 97 slide near Summerland sends drivers down dangerous forestry road
The ministry continues to blast away the rock wall in its effort to secure the highway and prevent future rockslides.
No work is planned on the highway between Dec. 21 and Dec. 27, but there will be some construction work on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.
The ministry promises a 24-hour heads up ahead of the planned closures and suggests using DriveBC to get the most up-to-date information.
To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.
We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here.
News from © iNFOnews, 2023