Motorists travelling between Vernon and Kelowna will have to get used to more highway closures. Arthon Construction shut down the busy route today at Bailey Road south of Vernon, for blasting work. The company's Shay Casavant tells KISS FM, today's closure was actually only 10 minutes, and it took an about 3 minutes for traffic to clear and start flowing normally.The closure was scheduled to last a half hour. He says five more have been planned including tomorrow (Thursday), all from 11:30 to noon.No closures are planned over the long weekend. The company is in charge of a one million dollar safety upgrade at the intersection that has seen a couple of fatal crashes the last few years.
Here's the list of upcoming closures, all from 11:30 am to noon.
Thursday, May 19, Wednesday May 25, Thursday May 26, Friday May 27, Saturday May 28.
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