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UPDATE: 6:23 p.m.
The road has been cleared.
UPDATE: 5:20 p.m.
Highway 97 near Beaver Lake Road is operating on single-lane alternating traffic.
DriveBC will continue to provide updates.
ORIGINAL: 11:15 a.m.
Highway 97 in near McLeese Lake is closed.
DriveBC is reporting an accident has forced the closure of the highway in both directions near Beaver Lake Road, 30 km north of Wildwood.
No detour is available.