UPDATE 3:08 P.M. – Highway 97 has now been opened to traffic in both directions.
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UPDATE 2:50 P.M. – The northbound lanes of Highway 97 have now been opened. Southbound traffic continues to be diverted onto the Pelmewash Parkway.
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UPDATE 2:10 p.m. – The Pelmewash Parkway has now been opened up for traffic in both directions. The new section of Highway 97 remains closed at this time.
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Motorists are being diverted after a possible slide closed down two major routes in Lake Country.
RCMP have received reports of a landslide above Highway 97 and, as a result, both the highway and Pelmewash Parkway along Wood Lake have been closed for assessment.
“The incident location is marked as Crystal Waters Rd/Hwy 97 (new highway) and the witness indicated the top peak on the left side of the new stretch of the highway,” said Const. Kris Clark, with the RCMP.
