More movement at a slide site on Westside Road north of West Kelowna has again forced the temporary closure of the road.
A large chunk of the road let loose down a ravine three kilometers north of Fintry on May 1st. The road was temporarily shut down.
READ MORE: Landslide damages Westside Road
Heavy rain Tuesday night caused more of the water saturated material to slump away and the road was again closed.
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“If I want to go to Kelowna I’m stuck, I can’t go that way,” said nearby resident Ron Epp. “Going to Vernon is totally fine. So it’s a bit inconvenient.”
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After a safety inspection by a geo-technical engineer Westside Road re-opened Wednesday afternoon to single-lane alternating traffic.
Work begins Thursday to rebuild the road-bed. It should be ready for two-way traffic in two or three weeks.
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