Cleanup underway on mudslide along highway

AIM Roads, the highway maintenance company for the Okanagan and Shuswap, is reporting a traffic issue on Highway 97 in Lake Country due to a mudslide.

The site is near Robinson Road and it’s causing a southbound lane closure for 500 metres.

The company says the repairs and cleanup could take a few days, between the hours of 5 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

*MUDSLIDE*#BCHwy97 #lakecountry currently has a Southbound lane closure #south of Robinson Rd for 500 meters. Please slow for the #conezonebc while we address repairs and cleanup from this event August 4-6th, between 5am – 1:30pm. @DriveBC @TranBC #essentialservices4u pic.twitter.com/RPzlbgrbYH

— AIMRoads (@AimRoads) August 4, 2021