Okanagan Traffic

Latest Traffic News

• Coquihalla Highway remains closed in both directions for sinkhole repair

  The Ministry of Transportation said crews are at the scene for an assessment and urgent repairs are needed to fix the sinkhole. There is no time of opening.

  Traffic

  Jun 6
• Highway 3 east of Creston open after multi-vehicle collision

  The highway is open in both directions following a multi-vehicle collision early Wednesday that sent four people to hospital in serious condition.

  Traffic

  May 21
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• Crews checking to make sure no one missing in Westside Road landslide

  West Kelowna RCMP and Central Okanagan Search and Rescue said items belonging to a missing person were located near the slide, which came down on April 1.

  Traffic

  Apr 8
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• ICBC apologizes to customers for long wait times for driving tests

  ICBC says that due to an increase in demand and a shortage of examiners, customers are having to wait as long as seven months to take a driving test.

  Traffic

  Apr 7
• Massive mudslide closes Westside Road in Okanagan

  Some members of the Wilson's Landing Fire Department, who had been training earlier on Tuesday night, couldn't return to their homes north of the slide overnight.

  Traffic

  Apr 2
• Increased rescue calls on Okanagan forest service road lead to warning

  The surge in rescues is attributed to a combination of factors, including unexpected conditions along the route.

  Canada

  Mar 28
• Conservative MLAs call on NDP government to improve Okanagan highway

  A rockslide came down that stretch of highway in 2023, leaving it with only two travel lanes while the Ministry of Transportation conducts stabilization work.

  Traffic

  Jan 29
• Distracted driving? B.C. Uber Eats driver fined $295 for tapping phone to accept order

  "Mr. Virda makes a number of submissions that the law is not fair to people like Uber Eats drivers and taxi drivers who require their devices as part of their jobs."

  Crime

  Jan 14
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• Group plays impromptu hockey game on closed Coquihalla Highway

  An overnight closure of the Coquihalla Highway earlier this week due to a vehicle incident did not stop some motorists from finding a fun way to pass the time.

  Traffic

  Dec 19, 2024
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• 8-year-old boy killed in collision between snowplow, SUV near Castlegar

  The BC Highway Patrol said the boy who died was in the SUV with his five-year-old brother and the boys' 44-year-old stepbrother, who was driving.

  Traffic

  Dec 10, 2024
• Taylor Swift chaos hits Vancouver: What you need to know to get around

  Everyone should expect delays, especially near BC Place, Rogers Arena and Concord Pacific Place. People should walk, bike, roll, take a car-share or take transit.

  Entertainment

  Dec 5, 2024
• Truck loses control, hits snowshed on Highway 1 near Revelstoke

  Transportation officials say an investigation is underway after a commercial truck lost control and struck the side of a snowshed on Highway 1.

  Traffic

  Dec 2, 2024
• Driver suffered medical event in B.C. school bus crash that injured 30, killed 1 pedestrian

  On June 21, 36 people were injured when a school bus carrying students from 100 Mile House went down an embankment off Highway 97 near Lac Le Hache.

  Traffic

  Nov 22, 2024
• B.C. man gets $598 ticket for no insurance on his electric skateboard

  According to ICBC, B.C.'s Motor Vehicle Act defines motorized skateboards as motor vehicles but they do not meet provincial equipment safety standards for on-road use.

  Traffic

  Oct 9, 2024
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• B.C. man’s tool could help you snag a ride on a sold-out ferry

  A Vancouver Island man has developed a tool that can send you a text message when a space opens up on a sold out BC Ferries route.

  Economy

  Oct 7, 2024
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• Winter tire requirements now in effect for most B.C. highways

  Drivers who fail to comply with the regulations, which apply to most highways in the province, face being turned back and potentially fined. 

  Traffic

  Oct 1, 2024
• Fatal Sicamous bridge crash was a single-vehicle collision: RCMP

  Around 6:45 a.m., RCMP said the victim's truck struck the west end of the RW Bruhn Bridge as it descended the hill eastbound onto the bridge.

  Traffic

  Aug 27, 2024
• Driver believed to be deceased after truck crashes off bridge near Sicamous: RCMP

  Sgt. Murray McNeil with Sicamous RCMP told Global News that an eastbound semi-truck struck the barrier of the RW Bruhn Bridge on Saturday morning.

  Traffic

  Aug 24, 2024
• Jasper wildfire: Icefields Parkway reopened as wildfire continues to be held

  Highway 93, also known as the Icefields Parkway, is now open to through traffic.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2024
• Single vehicle crash on Trans-Canada Highway near Savona kills woman from Port Coquitlam

  One woman is dead and another sustained life-threatening injuries after an Aug. 11 crash on the Trans Canada Highway east of Savona, B.C.

  Traffic

  Aug 13, 2024
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• Calls for safety improvements at Highway 97 intersection in Penticton

  An intersection in Penticton, B.C., has become notorious for bad accidents, with the most recent one occurring two weeks ago.

  Traffic

  Aug 10, 2024
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• 19 impaired charges handed out during B.C. music festival

  The Shambhala Music Festival in the Kootenays July 26-29 featured scores of electronic musicians and attracted thousands of fans to the Salmo area. It kept police plenty busy too.

  Traffic

  Aug 9, 2024
• Highway 16 traffic flowing once again through fire-ravaged Jasper National Park

  Parks Canada said Highway 16 is open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., but that could change depending on fire behaviour and operational needs.

  Traffic

  Aug 9, 2024
• Crash on Highway 1 kills U.S. driver near Field, B.C.

  RCMP said the two-vehicle crash involved a pick-up truck carrying two people from the United States and a minivan with three people from Alberta.

  Traffic

  Aug 9, 2024
• Jasper wildfire: Parts of Highway 16 and Highway 93 reopen to traffic

  On Friday, Highway 16 through Jasper will reopen to all traffic during daylight hours while Highway 93 will reopen from Saskatchewan Crossing to the Columbia Icefield.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2024