UPDATE: The highway is reopened, as per Drive B.C.
Both directions of Highway 97 were closed near Wonowon on Monday afternoon following a vehicle incident, according to an update from Drive B.C.
The nearly one-kilometre closure, from Wonowon Road to 103 Mile Road, began around 4 p.m., about two hours after Drive B.C. first reported that crews were en route to the scene.
“Road closed. Local detour in effect. Obey all traffic control signs and personnel,” Drive B.C. said in a statement.
No further information on the incident has been provided. The agency’s website says a decision on whether to reopen the highway will be made Tuesday morning.
My Peace Region Now contacted the Fort St. John RCMP for additional details and is awaiting a response.
