A vehicle incident has reduced Highway 3 to single-lane, alternating traffic west of Keremeos.

Drive B.C. is advising motorists to expect delays.

The incident happened 12 kilometres west of Keremeos near Hedley.

Members of the public from Keremeos and Princeton are reporting on social media that their power is out this morning. A map of the outages can be found here.

Drive B.C.'s highway cams between Keremeos and Allison Pass are currently not functioning.

For the latest on the highway's status go to Drive B.C. here.

— This story was corrected at 10:51 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, to say Fortis B.C. is the electrical utility in the region, not B.C. Hydro.


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