(Update: May 5, 2024 @ 5:30 pm): Hwy 97 is now open to traffic.
The vehicle incident west of Falkland has been cleared according to DriveBC.
✅CLEAR #BCHwy97 - the highway is now open after an earlier vehicle incident west of #FalklandBC. Drive safely. https://t.co/fJN2tbAFjx
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) May 6, 2024
(Update: May 5, 2024 @ 3:30 pm): Hwy 97 remains closed in both directions near Falkland.
The next update from DriveBC is expected sometime around 5 pm.
Northbound motorists can take Salmon River Road as a detour and those heading southbound should take Hwy 1 to Hwy 97b.
(Original story: May 5, 2024 @ 12:15 pm)Traffic is at a standstill outside of Falkland in between Kamloops and Vernon.
DriveBC says Hwy 97 is closed in both directions due to a vehicle incident.
⛔️#BCHwy97 Closed in both directions due to vehicle incident 10km west of Falkland. Assessment in progress, expect delays. Please check #DriveBC for updates.https://t.co/SJ9eBrGbGB#Kamloops #VernonBC pic.twitter.com/Nt0rNl67EO
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) May 5, 2024
The incident is west of Falkland between Wetaskiwin Road and Back Road.
DriveBC adds that an assessment is in progress and an update is expected shortly.
Click this link for up-to-date road conditions.
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