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Three weeks later and crews continue to remove rock debris from Highway 97.
On Jan. 31, the slide came down along a 1.6 kilometre stretch of the highway between Callan Road and N Beach Road, forcing a full closure.
A convenient detour has since replaced the 90-minute trek through the Trout Creek Forest Service Road, but it will still be sometime before the affected stretch of Highway 97 reopens.
On Wednesday, Drive BC posted aerial drone footage of the slide area that could cost up to $1-million to repair.
A drone flyby showing crews removing material from the rockslide above #BCHwy97 north of #Summerland. You can also see the Callan Road detour. pic.twitter.com/WYvfXECwDS
— BC Transportation (@TranBC) February 21, 2019
Officials are continuing to conduct geotechnical assessments in the area.
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