(UPDATE) Highway 97 reopened south of Chewtynd
BC Hydro workers cleared the road and allowed traffic to resume shortly before 1 p.m. on the 19th.
Updated October 19th 1:00 p.m.: The road is now clear.
CHETWYND, B.C. — A stretch of Highway 97 south of Chetwynd has reopened, after being closed due to downed power lines.
According to DriveBC, the closure — which began at 11:22 a.m. on Sunday, October 19th — ran between Ganson Road and Stone Creek Subdivision, roughly 15 kilometres south of Chetwynd.
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BC Hydro workers cleared the road and allowed traffic to resume shortly before 1 p.m. on October 19th.
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