Repairs to Highway 3 continue following recent flooding and washouts, with “several weeks” of work required on the worst section of damage for just a temporary alignment, the Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT) said on Friday morning.
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.
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.
UPDATE 6:50 p.m. – Hwy. 3 accident has been cleared and road is now open in both directions with no detour.
The accident on Hwy. 3 in East Osoyoos on Saturday night involving a pedestrian does not appear to have involved a vehicle and was not a hit and run according to Osoyoos RCMP.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) declared a state of local emergency on Monday (Nov. 6) for seven days following a rock slide between Hedley-Nickleplate Rd and Ashnola Rd closed a 5.5 km stretch of Hwy. 3 west of Keremeos Sunday night.
Times Chronicle Staff Three cars were involved in a collision at the intersection of Hwy 97 and...
BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) crews and structural firefighters are currently working together to implement small scale planned ignitions along Highway 3A.
The movement of the Keremeos Creek wildfire has closed Hwy. 3A in both directions between Keremeos and Junction Hwy 97 (Kaleden Junction) for 31.5 km from about noon Tuesday, according to DriveBC.
Three motorcyclists seriously injured in the same location on Hwy. 3 near the turn-off to Mount Kobau have prompted a warning from the chief of Osoyoos Fire Rescue (OFR).
A two-vehicle accident at the junction of Hwy. 3 and Hwy. 97 in Osoyoos early Tuesday morning left damage to one vehicle but no visible injuries to any of the vehicle occupants.
By Don Urquhart, Times Chronicle Two motor vehicles were involved in a head-on collision on...
A motor vehicle accident on Anarchist Mountain has left a pickup truck substantially damaged but with no injuries.
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.
Highway 3, is closed in both directions as a result of flooding between Taylor Way and Old Hedley Rd for 26.7 km (3.0 km east of Princeton to 6.0 km west of Hedley), according to DriveBC.
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.
Members of the Bhavsager Sikh Temple in Oliver spent long days and nights on the road this past week, bringing vital food, water and other supplies to Princeton as well as stranded motorists, truckers, staff and guests stranded around Manning Park Resort.
Anarchist Mountain Fire Department and Osoyoos RCMP received a call just after 7 p.m. on Nov. 14 reporting a commercial vehicle on its side just after the third curve heading up Hwy. 3 on Anarchist Mountain.
Nk’mip Creek wildfire fighting has taken on a sharp focus to protect key infrastructure including Hwy 3, FortisBC’s mainline power supply for Osoyoos and Oliver and important watersheds, according to the latest Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) update.