News Items tag as: Highway 97 rockslides

No blasting closures on Highway 97 near Summerland this long weekend
March 28, 2024 - 10:30 AM
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Drivers can expect a break from the closures along Highway 97 north of Summerland this Easter long weekend.
Highway 97 near Summerland will close for blasting this week
November 28, 2023 - 3:31 PM
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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.
Summerland rockslide slows traffic on Highway 97
July 07, 2019 - 4:34 PM

SUMMERLAND - A rockslide slowed traffic near Summerland today.
Extensive slide debris delays Highway 97 reopening near Summerland
February 26, 2019 - 1:07 PM

PENTICTON - Ministry workers have some good news and bad news with respect to efforts to clean up a stubborn rockslide that has closed a portion of Highway 97 north of Summerland for almost a month.
Slide site could be clear by end of next week
February 19, 2019 - 12:23 PM

PENTICTON - Several days of uninterrupted work has taken place on Highway 97 at the site of a rock slide that occurred earlier this month but it won't be open any time soon.
Weather-related safety concerns stop Highway 97 rockslide work
February 12, 2019 - 4:00 PM

SUMMERLAND - The winter weather today has put a stop to the work on the Highway 97 rockslide north of Summerland.
iN VIDEO: More convenient detour around Highway 97 rockslide
February 11, 2019 - 2:09 PM

PENTICTON - Traffic began flowing on the Callan Road detour around a slide site on Highway 97 this morning.
Alternate route on west side of Okanagan Lake around Highway 97 rockslide now open
February 08, 2019 - 1:58 PM

SUMMERLAND - While drilling and scaling continues on a rockslide that has shut down Highway 97 between Summerland and Peachland for almost a week, the province says another alternate route on the west side of Okanagan Lake is now available.
Detour planned around Highway 97 slide area could take 4-5 days
February 07, 2019 - 12:12 PM

PENTICTON - With no timeline for reopening of Highway 97 north of Summerland, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure hopes to have a detour open around the slide in the next four to five days.
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News Items tag as: Highway 97 rockslides

No blasting closures on Highway 97 near Summerland this long weekend

Highway 97 near Summerland will close for blasting this week

Blasting to close Highway 97 near Summerland on Friday

Summerland rockslide slows traffic on Highway 97

Extensive slide debris delays Highway 97 reopening near Summerland

Slide site could be clear by end of next week

Weather-related safety concerns stop Highway 97 rockslide work

iN VIDEO: More convenient detour around Highway 97 rockslide

Alternate route on west side of Okanagan Lake around Highway 97 rockslide now open

Detour planned around Highway 97 slide area could take 4-5 days

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