A major route connecting the Central and South Okanagan regions is expected to be closed for the entire Labour Day long weekend due to a recent rock slide.
Approximately 3,000 cubic metres of rocks fell onto Highway 97 between Callan Road and Okanagan Lake Provincial Park on Monday afternoon. The stretch of highway, located about five kilometres north of Summerland, B.C., has remained closed in both directions ever since.
B.C.’s Transportation Ministry has said the section of road is not expected to open before Labour Day. Geotechnical engineers continue to assess the site, the ministry said Thursday.
It isn’t the first time a rock slide has blocked Highway 97 north of Summerland.
In 2008, the highway was
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