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Highway 97 — Okanagan & Cariboo · Quesnel → Prince George

Official DriveBC road events and latest camera images for key Okanagan and Cariboo sections of Highway 97, with FireRadar wildfire context.

Official road report
INCIDENTS REPORTED

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4 active matching DriveBC records are listed. None provides a route-wide open or closed statement; review the incidents before travel.

Active incidents
4
Retrieved
Aug 20, 2026, 6:49 a.m. UTC

Active incidents & restrictions

CONSTRUCTION · MINOR
CONSTRUCTION

Highway 97 (Cariboo Connector), in both directions. Construction work at Olson Rd (24 km south of Hixon). Until Fri Oct 16. From 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM PDT on weekdays and Saturday. Intersection improvements. Intermittent lane closures in both directions. Speed reduction in place. Watch for traffic control. Last updated Fri Aug 14 at 12:32 PM PDT. (DBC-93965)

Official update: Aug 17, 2026, 7:00 a.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR
CONSTRUCTION

Highway 97 (Cariboo Connector), in both directions. Construction work between Hilltop Dr and Olson Rd for 30.2 km (24 km south of Hixon to Quesnel). Until Fri Oct 16. From 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM PDT on weekdays and Saturday. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Widening, drainage improvements and construction of the northbound left turn lane at the Highway 97-Olson Road intersection in addition to culvert replacement. Last updated Tue Jul 14 at 10:32 AM PDT. (DBC-93611)

Official update: Jul 20, 2026, 7:00 a.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR
CONSTRUCTION

Paving operations. Starting Mon Jul 20 until Fri Aug 28. From 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM PST on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Expect 20 minutes delay. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control.

Official update: Jul 16, 2026, 12:01 a.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR
CONSTRUCTION

Highway 97 (Cariboo Connector), in both directions. Road maintenance work between Hush Lake Rd and Olson Rd for 9.0 km (24 km south of Hixon to 20 km north of Quesnel). Single lane alternating traffic. Expect delays. Reduce speed, watch for crews at work. Last updated Fri May 1 at 11:06 AM PDT. (DBC-90680)

Official update: May 1, 2026, 6:06 p.m. UTC
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Latest highway camera images

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Latest DriveBC image at Salmon Valley Road - S
Salmon Valley Road - S
S · Latest image

Highway 97 at Salmon Valley Road north of Prince George, looking south.

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Latest DriveBC image at Prince George northbound
Prince George northbound
N · Latest image

Highway 97 at Highway 16 junction in Prince George, looking northbound on Highway 97.

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Latest DriveBC image at Hixon
Hixon
N · Latest image

Highway 97 at Swanson Road near Hixon, looking north.

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Latest DriveBC image at Hush Lake Road - S
Hush Lake Road - S
S · Latest image

Highway 97 about 25 km north of Quesnel near Hush Lake Road, looking south.

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Latest DriveBC image at Prince George westbound
Prince George westbound
W · Latest image

Highway 97 at Highway 16 junction in Prince George, looking westbound on Highway 16.

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Latest DriveBC image at Salmon Valley Road - N
Salmon Valley Road - N
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Highway 97 at Salmon Valley Road north of Prince George, looking north.

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Latest DriveBC image at Prince George eastbound
Prince George eastbound
E · Latest image

Highway 97 at Highway 16 junction in Prince George, looking eastbound on Highway 16.

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Latest DriveBC image at Dragon Lake - N
Dragon Lake - N
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Highway 97 at Sales Road, about 10 km south of Quesnel, looking north.

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Latest DriveBC image at Dragon Lake - W
Dragon Lake - W
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Highway 97 at Sales Road about 10 km south of Quesnel, looking west.

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Latest DriveBC image at Hush Lake Road - N
Hush Lake Road - N
N · Latest image

Highway 97 about 25 km north of Quesnel near Hush Lake Road, looking north.

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Latest DriveBC image at Salmon Valley Road - E
Salmon Valley Road - E
E · Latest image

Highway 97 at Salmon Valley Road north of Prince George, looking east.

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Latest DriveBC image at Dragon Lake - E
Dragon Lake - E
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Highway 97 at Sales Road about 10 km south of Quesnel, looking east.

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Latest DriveBC image at Dragon Lake - S
Dragon Lake - S
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Highway 97 at Sales Road about 10 km south of Quesnel, looking south.

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Latest DriveBC image at Chamulak Road
Chamulak Road
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Highway 97 about 36 km south of Prince George at Chamulak Road in Stoner, looking north.

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Latest DriveBC image at Prince George southbound
Prince George southbound
S · Latest image

Highway 97 at Highway 16 junction in Prince George, looking southbound on Highway 97.

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Camera registry: DriveBC · Retrieved Aug 20, 2026, 6:49 a.m. UTC · 15 matched

Route map & wildfire context

The highway is the orange route focus. Official fires, recent out fires, smoke and AQHI remain independently sourced layers. FireRadar does not convert them into a travel-safety claim.

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Official restriction context

Fire restrictions along Highway 97 — Okanagan & Cariboo · Quesnel → Prince George

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Weather

Official alerts & forecast context

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Wildfire impact

Current corridor assessment

Below, FireRadar publishes a conservative current corridor assessment using direct-official wildfire information and available Environment Canada weather context. It is not a fire-spread forecast or travel-safety score.

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Data freshness

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Integrated road events revalidate every 5 minutes. Camera metadata revalidates every 6 hours; images use short-lived edge caching. An unavailable source stays unavailable—not zero.

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Current corridor intelligence

Weather warnings and wildfire impact

Environment Canada weather and FireRadar's current wildfire corridor assessment are shown separately from the transportation authority's official road state. Neither is a statement that travel is safe.

Environment Canada

Corridor weather

Current
Alerts
0
Temperature
11°C
Wind
4 km/h
Humidity
88%

No Environment Canada weather alert geometry currently matches the corridor bounding area. This is not a guarantee of benign road conditions.

Nearest available weather point: Prince George · 52 km from the corridor anchor · observation Aug 20, 2026, 6:00 a.m. UTC
Tonight
Clear. Wind west 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low 8.
Thursday
Sunny. High 26. UV index 6 or high.
Thursday night
A few clouds. Low 10.
Friday
Sunny. High 28.
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FireRadar assessment · not road status

Current wildfire corridor risk

LOW · 5
Within 5 km
0
Within 25 km
0
Out of control
0
Confidence
HIGH

Nearest direct-official active wildfire is 61 km from the configured corridor spine.

Nearest official active fire: C21678 · 61 km · Being held

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