UPDATE: Okanagan Connector open in both directions

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February 18, 2018

Josh Duncan

UPDATE: Okanagan Connector open in both directions

(UPDATE: 4:30 p.m.) – The Okanagan Connector (Hwy 97C) is open in both directions, according to DriveBC.

(Original story: 2:40 p.m.) – Drive BC is reporting that Highway 97C has been closed eastbound after a crash 4 kilometres west of Pennask Summitt.

There is no detour available, and drivers are being told to use an alternate route.

Photo Credit: DriveBC webcamPennask Summit

There isn’t an estimated time of reopening yet, and an assessment is in progress. The next update should come at about 4 p.m.

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