There is a planned closure for blasting on Highway 97 between Callan Rd and Okanagan Lake Provincial Park north of Summerland on Jan. 29, from 11 a.m to 12:30 p.m. The highway will be closed to all traffic during these times and will be opened as soon as the work and safety assessments are completed.
This event has been posted to DriveBC.
Blasting has been taking place around twice a week since December and will continue to do so as they remove thousands of cubic metres of rock. The Ministry of Transportation hasn鈥檛 given an estimated time when the slide site will fully re-open.
The section of Highway 97 first closed on Aug. 28 after the rockslide. It reopened to single-lane alternating traffic on Sept. 11, and to two lanes on Sept. 21.
