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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.
Ever wonder what these huts on the side of the Coquihalla Highway are?
September 30, 2023 - 6:00 AM
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If you drive down the Coquihalla Highway you might notice these structures which look like huts.
Coquihalla Highway to reopen for regular traffic tomorrow
January 18, 2022 - 12:37 PM

The Coquihalla Highway is finally reopening for regular traffic tomorrow.
B.C.'s experimental jet-powered snow plow that failed to take off
February 09, 2021 - 12:00 PM

Maintaining British Columbia’s mountain highways in winter has never been an easy task, and that was as true years ago as it is today.
iN VIDEO: B.C. Highway's unknown engineering marvel is the Hollywood Bowl
October 17, 2020 - 6:00 PM

Feats of engineering ingenuity, like bridges and overpasses, are easy to spot along British Columbia highways.
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News Items tag as: Ministry of Transportation

No blasting closures on Highway 97 near Summerland this long weekend

Drivers can expect twice weekly closures on Highway 97 near Summerland

Four lanes open on last phase of $600M Kicking Horse Canyon highway widening project

Blasting to close Highway 97 near Summerland on Friday

Rock blasting to close Highway 97 near Summerland on Tuesday

Highway 97 closed for two hours Monday

Ever wonder what these huts on the side of the Coquihalla Highway are?

Coquihalla Highway to reopen for regular traffic tomorrow

B.C.'s experimental jet-powered snow plow that failed to take off

iN VIDEO: B.C. Highway's unknown engineering marvel is the Hollywood Bowl

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