Highway 97
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Highway 97 rockslide: Full reopening will require cliff blastingFour weeks ago, on Monday, Aug. 28, around 3,000 cubic metres of rock crashed onto the highway near Summerland, causing temporary traffic chaos.Traffic7 hours
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Highway 97 rockslide: Two lanes open starting FridayThe highway was closed Aug. 28 because of the rockslide. Since Sept. 11, it has been operating with single-lane-alternating traffic as crews worked to stabilize the hillside.TrafficSep 21
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‘We are heartbroken’: Still no answers a year after double homicide near PentictonIt’s been one year since the bodies of two people were found dead near Penticton, B.C.CrimeSep 15
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Highway 97 near Summerland to partially reopen Monday eveningThe Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MotI) announced that the highway will be open to single-lane alternating traffic as of 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11.TrafficSep 11
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Okanagan locals find creative ways around Highway 97 rockslideFrom hiking and boating to even paragliding, a Peachland resident has found some creative ways to get to work amid highway closuresCanadaSep 7
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Highway 97 rockslide: Officials hopeful road will partially reopen Sept. 16“The sensors show a steady continuing movement of the slope,” said the Ministry of Transportation. “The highway remains closed at this time to protect the motoring public.”TrafficSep 6
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Highway 97 rockslide: Still no timeline for reopeningOver the long weekend, crews have built a large lock block wall to protect Highway 97 from falling rock.TrafficSep 5
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‘A last resort’: Man walks Kelowna to Penticton following Highway 97 closureMatthew Macdonald didn't want to miss a day of work, so he walked — in flip flops — from Kelowna to Penticton following the Highway 97 closure due to a rockslide.CanadaSep 4
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‘Continuing movement’: Highway 97 through Summerland remains closed as stability assessedSensors will continue to collect data at the Highway 97 slide site and engineers are assessing the data, the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said.FireSep 4
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Highway 97 rockslide: Sensors showing slope movement“There is currently no estimate of when the highway can be safely reopened to general traffic,” said the Ministry of Transportation.TrafficSep 1
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