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Roadwork to avoid in the Southern Interior this summer
May 11, 2025 - 12:00 PM
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Tourists aren’t going to be the only thing adding to traffic congestion this summer as the provincial government is planning 630 kilometres of highway and road upgrades in the Southern Interior.
Ministry hopes to clear rockslide on Highway 3A north of Keremeos this week
April 16, 2025 - 10:30 AM
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Highway 3A north of Keremeos will be closed for at least another few days as crews continue to deal with a rockslide Tuesday.
Westside Road near West Kelowna to reopen on Monday following landslide
April 04, 2025 - 2:00 PM

Westside Road will be closed through the weekend as crews work to clear the landslide that washed out the route between West Kelowna and Vernon earlier this week.
iN PHOTOS: Temporary stabilization complete at rockslide on Highway 97 near Summerland
November 27, 2024 - 12:00 PM
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Work to temporarily stabilize the slope above Highway 97 along Okanagan Lake near Summerland is complete more than a year after a rockslide crashed onto the route
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.
Drivers can expect twice weekly closures on Highway 97 near Summerland
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.
Four lanes open on last phase of $600M Kicking Horse Canyon highway widening project
November 30, 2023 - 11:29 AM

The most difficult section of the Trans-Canada Highway widening project through the Kicking Horse Canyon east of Golden has reopened to four lanes of traffic.
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.
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.
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