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Travel advisory:
Highway 17 Closures - Keating Cross Road Overpass Project - July 29 and August 7, 2024
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Posted on: Friday, July 19, 2024
Highway 17 Closures
Keating Cross Road Overpass Project
Victoria to Swartz Bay
July 29 and August 7, 2024
Patricia Bay Highway (Hwy 17) between Victoria and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island will be temporarily closed from Tanner Road to Island View Road due to the Keating Cross Road Overpass Project during the noted times on the following dates:
Scheduled Highway Closures
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Monday, |
Wednesday, |
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8:00 pm – 6:00 am |
10:00 pm – 6:00 am |
Customers looking to travel to or from Swartz Bay terminal during closure times will be impacted and should plan their travel accordingly. A detour will be in effect via Central Saanich Road. Customers should be prepared for a 15-20 minute delay as a result.
Those using transit to Swartz Bay are strongly advised to take earlier bus departures because of the detour. Additional information is available online at: https://alerts.bctransit.com/RouteAlertsDetail/45/70/724.
For more information, please check the Keating Cross Overpass Project website here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation-projects/other-transportation-projects/highway-17-keating-cross-overpass.
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DETAILS
Visit the Naramata Bench on this four hour guided tour and learn all about the area's rich history as you're driven to four incredible wineries. Sit back and relax in the Okanagan Valley as you sip on local wines.
Tour highlights
- Explore four spectacular wineries on the Naramata Bench guided by a local wine expert, and learn all about the area's rich history in winemaking.
- Sip on unique reds and whites at every winery you visit and watch how wine is made.
- Door-to-door pickup and drop off in an air-conditioned limo or bus at select destinations.
Availability: TopCat Wine Tours are available to experience daily between March and October and on weekends in November.
Activity policies
Fuel surcharge is included in price.
Age Restrictions: Guests must be 19 years or older to participate in tours
Please note that TopCat Tours offers door-to-door pick-up and drop-off in Penticton, Summerland, Kaleden, and Naramata. Pick-up times for the TopCat Wine Tours will be confirmed 48 hours prior to departure.
The Naramata Bench Half Day Wine Tour includes all tasting fees. No meals are included on this tour.
Guests must contact TopCat Tours 48 hours prior to the tour to reconfirm pick-up time and destination at 250-493-7385.
AVAILABLE IN Penticton, BC
FROM March 1 - December 31
$145.01
+ taxes and fees, per adult