By 1075 Beach Radio News / Pete McIntyre

Rock slide north of Summerland causing some traffic chaos

Feb 4, 2019 | 7:07 AM

SUMMERLAND — RCMP were kept busy dealing with travellers getting stranded on unplowed back roads while trying to get around the rockslide that still has the highway shut down north of Summerland.

Mounties and search teams had to rescue motorists from the back country, and turned around dozens of other vehicles that were using Google Maps for what turned out to be unreliable road information.

With the highway closed, drivers can use a forest service road off Highway 33 that will take an extra 90 minutes .

That’s for light traffic only. 

Heavier traffic needs to use the Connector, head down Highway 5A to Princeton, then across Highway 3 to connect with Highway 97. 

Two and Out

PETERS: Whether building up or tearing down, Kamloops is what you make it

2h ago

Sound Off

SOUND OFF: How to reduce food waste in Kamloops during the festive season

9h ago

Looped In

LOOPED IN WITH NIKKI OMEN: December 12, 2024

Dec 12, 2024

No matter which route you take, it’s a long way around. 

Rock scalers are continuing to work the area to try to make it safe, but there is no estimate as to when the highway will reopen, and the next update isn’t until noon.