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Section of Highway 97 closed overnight in Kelowna

KELOWNA – Highway 97 will be shut down completely overnight in north Kelowna for utility work connected to the road’s widening.

The Ministry of Transportation says the highway will be closed from Sexsmith Road and Old Vernon Road to Edwards Road from 9 p.m. Saturday, April 30, to 5 a.m. Sunday, May 1.

During that time, northbound traffic will detour east along Old Vernon Road, north on Acland Road and west on Edwards Road.

Southbound traffic will detour west on Edwards Road, south on Adams Road and east on Sexsmith Road.

The utility work is part of the widening of Highway 97 to six lanes from Highway 33 to Edwards Road.

The $60-million project actually began last year with the realignment of Finns Road and will continue this year with the $36-million sub contract awarded to Emil Anderson Construction Inc. a Kelowna company.

Both the federal and provincial governments are funding the project with B.C. paying $41.5 million and Ottawa putting in $18 million through the Building Canada Fund.

Section of Highway 97 closed overnight in Kelowna | iNFOnews.ca
Detour map. Ministry of Transportation

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John began life as a journalist through the Other Press, the independent student newspaper for Douglas College in New Westminster. The fluid nature of student journalism meant he was soon running the place, learning on the fly how to publish a newspaper.

It wasn’t until he moved to Kelowna he broke into the mainstream media, working for Okanagan Sunday, then the Kelowna Daily Courier and Okanagan Saturday doing news graphics and page layout. He carried on with the Kelowna Capital News, covering health and education while also working on special projects, including the design and launch of a mass market daily newspaper. After 12 years there, John rejoined the Kelowna Daily Courier as editor of the Westside Weekly, directing news coverage as the Westside became West Kelowna.

But digital media beckoned and John joined Kelowna.com as assistant editor and reporter, riding the start-up as it at first soared then went down in flames. Now John is turning dirt as city hall reporter for iNFOnews.ca where he brings his long experience to bear on the civic issues of the day.

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