Drivers are advised the intersection of Highway 97 at Juniper Road will be deactivated on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, to improve safety.

Analysis by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure determined the current configuration of the intersection, combined with the significant volumes of commercial traffic, contributes to a collision rate on Highway 97 that is higher than the provincial average.

Once deactivated, traffic on Highway 97 will no longer be able to exit the highway at this location and traffic on Juniper Road will no longer be able to access Highway 97. Instead, traffic will be redirected to the adjacent Highway 97 intersections at Quesnel-Hydraulic Road or Larch Avenue.

Juniper Road and the adjacent business accesses will not be impacted by this intersection deactivation.

Changeable message signs will also be placed on the roads advising people of the deactivation. Up-to-date highway travel information will be posted on @DriveBC on Twitter.