Following additional consultation, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure alongside the City of Delta and other local stakeholders has decided to reschedule repairs to the Highway 17A crossing over Highway 99 until 2024.

Delta residents and drivers in the region are advised that permanent repairs to the Highway 17A crossing over Highway 99 will begin on Thursday, Nov. 9, with detours and partial lane closures occurring over the next eight weeks, mostly in the evenings.

Work to stabilize the rockslide on Highway 97 north of Summerland continues with more planned blasting and rock removal from the slide site.

From Infrastructure Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2023/10/the-governments-of-canada-and-british-columbia-invest-in-water-and-wastewater-infrastructure-projects.html

Drivers are advised that winter conditions are expected in the southern Interior as a Pacific storm brings snow and possible freezing rain, starting today.

The public is invited to learn more about two projects that will help improve safety, stability and reliability on Cariboo roads affected by slides and washouts.   

Families and businesses in British Columbia will continue to see affordable, stable electricity rates under BC Hydro’s latest application to the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC).

Work to stabilize the rockslide on Highway 97 north of Summerland has moved into the next phase, which involves blasting and removing rock from the slide site.