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Highway 97 traffic speed reduced just north of Quesnel due to land movement

Both lanes are still open
Angie Mindus
Angie Mindus
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Emcon Services Inc. is reminding motorists to heed traffic signs north of Quesnel. (Emcon Services Inc. Facebook photo)

DriveBC is reporting a lane closure on Highway 97 just north of Quesnel Thursday morning, May 14, due to a rotational landslide.

The slide is at Umiti Pit Road approximately 15 kilometres north of Quesnel and has caused a deep crack in the highway.

Speed control and detour in effect.


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Angie Mindus

About the Author: Angie Mindus

A desire to travel led me to a full-time photographer position at the Williams Lake Tribune in B.C.’s interior.
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