KELOWNA, B.C. – Both Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 3 have been affected by a high avalanche hazard between B.C. and the Alberta border.
Heavy rain is falling on deep snow, causing a closure in the Kootenays, while heavy snow falling on weak layers of deep but unstable snow through the Rockies is creating major delays.
Highway 3 is closed in both directions through the Kootenay Pass. A 2.5-hour detour is available from Nelson to Creston via Highway 3A and the Kootenay Lake Ferry.
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The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is keeping the ferry running on demand throughout the closure.
Highway 3 is expected to be open to full traffic sometime between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. Wednesday.
Highway 1 between the West Boundary and the East Boundary of Glacier National Park has been shut down for two-hour delays Tuesday night. No detour is available.
Unseasonably warm temperatures are also a factor in the avalanche risk, which is high throughout all elevations of Glacier National Park.
Further information about the delays can be found at DriveBC.ca
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