News Items tag as: Highway 97 closure

Highway 97 closures for blasting four days in a row
February 23, 2024 - 9:55 AM
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A section of Highway 97 between Penticton and Kelowna will be closed in both directions between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. today through Monday.
Highway 97 near Summerland will close for blasting this week
November 28, 2023 - 3:31 PM
iNwheels

Highway 97 near Summerland will once again be closed for a short period of time this week.
Blasting to close Highway 97 near Summerland on Friday
November 22, 2023 - 10:11 AM
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A 90-minute closure is planned on Highway 97 north of Summerland this Friday.
Blasting to close Highway 97 near Summerland
November 15, 2023 - 8:51 AM
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Highway 97 near Summerland will be closed for blasting twice this week.
Rock blasting to close Highway 97 near Summerland on Tuesday
November 06, 2023 - 4:40 PM

Rock blasting means Highway 97 north of Summerland will be closed for two hours tomorrow.
Highway 97 closed for two hours Monday
October 28, 2023 - 2:30 PM

Highway 97 north of Summerland will be closed briefly on Oct. 30.
Rough roads around Summerland slide could be needed for some time to come
August 31, 2023 - 1:30 PM
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What appears to be a fairly small slide blocking Highway 97 north of Summerland is actually part of a much larger slide in the same area that closed the highway for a couple of months in 2008.
Highway 97A near Sicamous closed due to rocks
December 04, 2021 - 8:40 AM

Rocks on the road are responsible for the closure of Highway 97A near Sicamous this morning.
UPDATE: Highway 97 reopens following rockslide south of Okanagan Falls
December 24, 2019 - 12:15 PM

South Okanagan residents making their Christmas Eve commute to work in Penticton this morning had to contend with a detour.
UPDATE: Highway 97 reopened north of Penticton
June 25, 2019 - 9:48 PM

PENTICTON - Highway 97 has reopened north of Penticton following a motor vehicle incident earlier this evening.
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