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UPDATE: Highway 97 clear in South Cariboo following vehicle incident

Readers describing Williams Lake to 100 Mile house stretch as 'poor' and 'unsafe'
Kyle Balzer
Kyle Balzer
Highway 97 closure 150 Mile House - March 3, 2020
A vehicle incident closes Highway 97 near 150 Mile House in both directions on March 3, 2020. (via Drive BC/Google Maps)

1 p.m.

Drive BC says Highway 97 is now fully open in the South Cariboo.

This follows a near two-hour closure 17 km south of 150 Mile House after a vehicle incident this morning (March 3) that closed the highway in both directions.

According to social media posts, roads between Williams Lake and 100 Mile House are being described as poor and unsafe.

We'll provide more details about the vehicle incident as information becomes available.

11:30 a.m.

If you, or somebody you know, were planning on heading south on Highway 97 today (March 3), here's something up you need to know.

The road is completely closed in both directions 17 km south of 150 Mile House, roughly 60 km north of 100 Mile House, at Enterprise Road due to a vehicle incident this morning.

According to Drive BC, there's no estimated time of re-opening as of this publication.

We'll bring you more updates as they become available.