UPDATE WEDS: According to DriveBC, Highway 3 is now open but lane closures and a 60 km per hour speed zone is in effect.
Original story:
KEREMEOS — Another rockslide has come down on Highway 3 west of Keremeos – closing the highway.
Today’s slide happened 9 kilometres west of Keremeos –in the same area where a rock slide came down last January when boulders struck three vehicles – sending one person to hospital. It also knocked out power lines.
The January slide was 150 metres wide and prompted the Ministry of Highways to build a large concrete wall to help prevent rocks from rolling onto the highway.
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No word yet if anyone was injured as a result of today’s slide.
Check with DriveBC for updates.
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