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By Liam Verster
May 27

Portion of road to be closed for construction

May 22, 2024 | 1:30 PM

As part of an ongoing road rehabilitation project, a portion of a Spallumcheen road will be temporarily closed.

The Township of Spallumcheen said crews are doing a full depth rebuild and road reclamation on a section of Back Enderby Road between Highway 97A and Mountain View Rd.

The work will require the road to be closed to all traffic on Monday, May 27, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Traffic will be detoured around the work via Mountain View Road, and once the work that day is complete the road will reopen to single-lane alternating traffic.

A portion of Back Enderby Rd. will be temporarily closed Monday, May 27 (image courtesy of the Township of Spallumcheen)
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Perimeter flagging and signage will be posted around the site of the work and area motorists are asked to follow all directions and be cautious of equipment on site.

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