The saga that has become the Highway 97 road closure has finally concluded.
On Tuesday morning, crews officially permitted traffic to travel along the stretch of highway between Summerland and Penticton.
A major rockslide forced the highway's closure between Callan Road and N Beach Road for 1.6 kilometres at the beginning of February.
According to Ministry of Transportation, "20,000 cubic metres of material has been removed since the slide occurred, which is three times more than originally estimated, as the back slope of the slide was much deeper than expected.”
DRONE! A look at the work on #BCHwy97 rockslide near #Summerland showing new barriers. Check https://t.co/NCVlkn102s for updates. Callan Road detour still in effect and open to all traffic. #okanagan pic.twitter.com/3huRkOMUQP
— BC Transportation (@TranBC) March 4, 2019
The Ministry of Transportation has also reported that highway repairs could cost up to $1-million.
