Landslide closes Westside Road
- A landslide shut down Westside Road in the Okanagan in both directions on Tuesday night.
- Flooding caused a washout on Bear Creek Main Forest Service Road just days prior to the landslide.
- DriveBC reported the event at 10:42 p.m., impacting a 14-kilometer segment between Browse Road and Bear Creek Trail.
- Central Okanagan Emergency Operations stated, "Emergency crews are currently on the scene," but there's "no estimated time of reopening".
- Highway 97 offers an alternate route, but officials will provide updates, and travelers should prepare for unexpected closures.
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Expert team to survey Byers Canyon area following rockslide that closed US 40
On Saturday, March 29, a rockslide closed a portion of U.S. Highway 40 through Byers Canyon for about an hour starting around noon. The rockslide occurred 1.5 miles west of Hot Sulphur Springs, and the road sustained damage that was repaired the same day. A particularly large rock that fell onto the roadway was removed by Colorado Department of Transportation crews before one lane of the road was reopened to alternating traffic as work continued…
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