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(UPDATE: Dec. 4 @ 12:15 pm) - Crews have managed to open a single lane of alternating traffic at the site of a "vehicle incident" near Christina Lake.
As a result, traffic is slowly getting through the area on Hwy 3.
Heavy delays can still be expected in the area, however.
That collision west of #ChristinaLake on #BCHwy3 that closed the Hwy is now open to single lane alternating traffic. Remember to please adjust your speeds for winter conditions. #Kootenays #Shiftintowinter pic.twitter.com/JxwGN5Hv5A
— W Kootenay District (@TranBC_WestKoot) December 4, 2019
(Original story: Dec. 4 @ 10:45 am) - Another BC Interior highway is closed.
Hwy 3 has been closed in both directions near Christina Lake for what DriveBC is calling a “vehicle incident.”
CLOSED - #BCHwy3 - Vehicle incident in #ChristinaLake has closed the highway at McRae Road.
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) December 4, 2019
Assessment in progress, expect delays.
Info here: https://t.co/MoC1RDWvmM
An assessment is currently in progress.
Hwy 3 now joins the growing list of closed highways in the BC Interior.
Hwy 1 is shut down until 4 pm due to avalanche control, while Hwy 5 is closed northbound with heavy delays southbound.
NowMedia will update this story when more information becomes available.
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