Highway 3 Closed

• Fatal collision closes Highway 3 near Cranbrook

  B.C. Highway Patrol says a fatal collision happened around 7 a.m. Thursday along Highway 3, and said the highway was expected to be closed to traffic for several hours.

  Traffic

  Jun 1, 2023
  
• Man dead, woman in hospital after attempted arrests in B.C.’s Southern Interior, say RCMP

  “While attempting to enforce the warrants, the man allegedly produced a weapon and was shot by police. The incident continued and the woman was also shot as a result.”

  Traffic

  Sep 13, 2022
  
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• Highway 3 closed for hours eastbound near Princeton due to ‘spun-out commercial vehicles’

  Highway 3 has been limited to essential and commercial vehicle traffic. DriveBC said there was no time for the route to reopen, and no detour available.

  Traffic

  Dec 12, 2021
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• B.C. floods: No timeline on when Highway 3 may open to recreational vehicles

  Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said the major route through southern B.C. that was heavily damaged by the recent flooding will remain open to essential travel only.

  Traffic

  Dec 7, 2021
• Princeton dodges flooding bullet, but water overwhelms local highway

  While the dikes in town prevented any further flooding, water from the Similkameen River overflowed onto Highway 3 outside of Princeton, forcing it to shut down Wednesday,

  Environment

  Dec 2, 2021
• Highway 3 near Princeton closed because of flooding

  A detour is available via Old Hedley Road for small traffic, but not for commercial vehicles

  Traffic

  Dec 1, 2021
• Police urge caution, essential travel only on Highway 3 after series of crashes

  One person died in a single-vehicle crash on Monday morning, just days after three people dying were killed when two transport trucks collided head-on in the same area.

  Traffic

  Nov 30, 2021
• B.C. floods: Highway 3 reopens following new washout but delays expected

  Highway 3 was one of the routes open to essential traffic only, along with Highway 99 and Highway 7 as repairs continue along major routes in the province.

  Weather

  Nov 22, 2021
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• Tar spill closes Highway 3 east of Osoyoos

  "It's all shut down, the whole highway is full of tar."

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2021
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• Highway 3 reopened east of Manning Park after logging truck crash

  RCMP traffic services said the single-vehicle incident was reported around 6:40 a.m.

  News

  Mar 22, 2021