UPDATE 11/18 - 7:00 a.m.
The Okanagan Connector has re-opened in both directions.
DriveBC announced the highway opened at 3:38 a.m.
✅#BCHwy97C - OPEN in both directions following an earlier vehicle fire. #OkanaganConnector #MerrittBC #Kelowna #WestKelowna #Westbank #Peachland https://t.co/80lhIgUWyu
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) November 18, 2023
UPDATE: 4:30 p.m.
The Okanagan Connector remains closed in both directions as a result of a vehicular incident between Trepanier and Brenda Mine Road.
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