Highway Closure

• Section of Highway 3 in Southern Interior reopened after rockfall closure

  The section is west of the village of Keremeos, between Hedley-Nickleplate Road and Ashnola Road, a distance of 5.5 kilometres.

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  Nov 7
  
• Crews unable to assess rock slide near Keremeos, B.C. due to fog

  Crews are unable to fully assess the rockslide due to fog and there is no timeline as to when Highway 3 will reopen.

  Canada

  Nov 6
  
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• Highway 97 near Summerland to undergo 2-hour shutdown on Monday

  The Ministry of Transportation says the temporary closure is needed as stabilization of the rockslide site continues.

  Traffic

  Oct 28
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• Highway 63 closed after collision: Fort McMurray RCMP

  According to Fort McMurray RCMP, two pickup trucks collided on Highway 63 in Alberta Saturday, resulting in the closure of the highway for 'most of the day.'

  Traffic

  Sep 30
• Lions Gate Bridge reopened after crews remove large, metal ‘windborne debris’

  Photos posted to social media showed a flat, bent piece of sheet metal hanging over the bridge deck from one of the counterflow light mechanisms.

  Traffic

  Sep 25
• Highway 97 near Summerland to partially reopen Monday evening

  The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MotI) announced that the highway will be open to single-lane alternating traffic as of 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11.

  Traffic

  Sep 11
• Okanagan locals find creative ways around Highway 97 rockslide

  From hiking and boating to even paragliding, a Peachland resident has found some creative ways to get to work amid highway closures

  Canada

  Sep 7
• Highway 97 rockslide: Still no timeline for reopening

  Over the long weekend, crews have built a large lock block wall to protect Highway 97 from falling rock.

  Traffic

  Sep 5
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• ‘A last resort’: Man walks Kelowna to Penticton following Highway 97 closure

  Matthew Macdonald didn't want to miss a day of work, so he walked — in flip flops — from Kelowna to Penticton following the Highway 97 closure due to a rockslide.

  Canada

  Sep 4
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• ‘Very difficult’: Local reaction to ongoing Highway 97 closure

  A major route connecting the South to the Central Okanagan is still closed following a rockslide near Summerland, B.C. earlier this week.

  Traffic

  Aug 31