Work is “well underway” to repair Highway 3 at multiple locations between Hope and Manning Park following damage from washouts and debris, but the Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT) is unable to say when it can be reopened.
Another round of precipitation brought about by a Pacific frontal system, fuelled by an atmospheric river will this evening bring more rain to parts of southwestern B.C., snow to the higher elevations and strong wind gusts to the Okanagan.
The Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT) said today it will know in another day or two when Highway 3 can be reopened after the recent atmospheric river weather system wreaked havoc on highways in the southwest of the province.
Hwy. 3 from Hope to East Gate (Manning Park) remains closed and is currently being worked on by maintenance contractor crews continuing emergency repair and restoration work.
Driving the highways and byways of British Columbia has always carried a certain air of adventure with it, but the very real danger was made clear when the historic extreme weather event hit the province at the end of November.
Described as one of the most remarkable engineering feats in B.C.’s recent memory, the Coquihalla Hwy 5 will reopen on Monday, Dec. 20, paving the way for non-essential traffic to begin using the Crowsnest Hwy 3 one day later.
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Hwy 3 between Hope and Princeton closed at 2 p.m. today (Nov. 27) ahead of atmospheric rivers that are expected to bring more heavy rain to the south coast and southwest interior regions.
The latest section of Hwy 1 reopened through the Fraser Valley today (Nov. 25) with the section between Chilliwack and Abbotsford now passable.
Nearly 80 per cent of milk being produced on B.C. farms is now being picked up for processing, which is sufficient to meet the province’s immediate demand for fluid milk, according to the BC Dairy Association in a statement on Nov. 23.
Commercial traffic could be moving on the heavily damaged Coquihalla Hwy 5 in just over two months’ time, by late January 2022.
The interior is now reconnected to the Lower Mainland through multiple routes with Hwy 1 being the latest to partially reopen on Saturday, Nov. 20.
Panic buying and disrupted supply chains have emptied shelves in local supermarkets as B.C. Premier John Horgan urges calm.