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Black ice on Okanagan roads

DriveBC reports slippery sections on Hwy. 97, Westside Road
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Motorists are urged to take extra precautions as many North Okanagan highways are covered in black ice.

DriveBC is reporting slippery sections on Highway 97 from Crystal Waters Road to Grandview Flats Road North, or from south of Coldstream to north of Vernon.

More is reported between St. Annes Road and Monte Creek.

Along Highway 97A, black ice is reported from Enderby to Sicamous and along portions of 97B around Salmon Arm.

The provincial agency is also reporting black ice between Shelter Cove and Highway 97 North along Westside Road.

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