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Highway 97 — Okanagan & Cariboo incidents and travel disruptions

Current official incidents and travel disruptions affecting this highway scope, including source update times and affected-road context where supplied.

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INCIDENTS REPORTEDCURRENT

6 active matching official records. A missing event is never interpreted as a route-wide open or safe condition.

Retrieved: Aug 19, 2026, 10:35 p.m. UTC

Active incidents and disruptions

INCIDENT · MAJOR

INCIDENT

Wildfire from Highway 97, In Spallumcheen and At Highway 97 and Old Kamloops Road to At Salmon River Road. Road open. Watch for traffic control. Last update: August 19th, 2026 at 11:53am PDT. Next update: August 20th, 2026 at 3:00pm PDT. No stopping between Head of the Lake Rd and Grandview Flats Rd.

Official update: Aug 19, 2026, 6:53 p.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR

CONSTRUCTION

Highway 97 (Cariboo Connector), in both directions. Paving operations between Lovett Rd and Doyle Rd for 15.1 km (32 to 17 km north of 100 Mile House). Until Sat Aug 22. From 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Expect delays. Last updated Tue Aug 18 at 9:06 AM PDT. (DBC-93989)

Official update: Aug 18, 2026, 4:06 p.m. UTC
INCIDENT · MAJOR

INCIDENT

Wildfire from Highway 97, In Peachland and 500m north of Hardy St to At Pyramid Picnic Area (Kickininee Provincial Park). Last update: August 18th, 2026 at 7:22am PDT. Next update: August 21st, 2026 at 12:00pm PDT. Highway 97 OPEN. No exiting into evacuation order areas. Watch for workers. Evacuation info via Emergency Info BC.

Official update: Aug 18, 2026, 2:22 p.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR

CONSTRUCTION

Highway 97 (Cariboo Connector), in both directions. Utility work between Loon Lake Rd and Lebourdais Ave for 18.9 km (Clinton). Until Wed Sep 30. From 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM PDT on weekdays. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Last updated Mon Aug 17 at 9:11 AM PDT. (DBC-93976)

Official update: Aug 17, 2026, 4:11 p.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR

CONSTRUCTION

Highway 97 (Cariboo Connector), in both directions. Utility work between Loon Lake Rd and North Bonaparte Rd for 50.2 km (17 km south of Clinton to 70 Mile House). Watch for traffic control. Next update time Fri Aug 21 at 12:00 PM PDT. Last updated Sat Aug 15 at 12:01 PM PDT. (DBC-93970)

Official update: Aug 15, 2026, 7:01 p.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR

CONSTRUCTION

Highway 97 (Cariboo Connector), in both directions. Paving operations between Cariboo Ave and Yale Rd for 55.0 km (Clinton to 13 km south of 100 Mile House). Until Sat Sep 12. From 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM PDT on weekdays and Saturday. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. 15 min delays are possible. Last updated Fri Jul 10 at 2:25 PM PDT. (DBC-93542)

Official update: Jul 13, 2026, 7:00 a.m. UTC

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