News Items tag as: Highway 3

'Atmospheric river' brought record setting snowfall to southern Interior mountain passes
December 23, 2019 - 3:45 PM

It was a snowy and slow moving weekend on the highways to the Lower Mainland on the weekend thanks to the record snowfall recorded on the mountain passes.
Variable speed signs on Highway 3 just in time for winter driving
November 14, 2019 - 4:00 PM

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is adding a couple of high-tech safety features to Highway 3 just in time for winter driving.
Spring snow headed for Southern Interior mountain passes this weekend
April 12, 2019 - 12:17 PM

You'll need winter tires if you plan to hit the road for points west or east this weekend, as the weather office warns of spring snow on upper elevation highways this weekend
Snowfall warning issued for some interior mountain passes
January 23, 2018 - 8:18 AM

Drivers on Interior highways should take extra caution today.
UPDATE: Snowfall warnings still in effect for two Interior mountain passes
March 17, 2017 - 8:47 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Two of four mountain passes are still under the snowfall warning issued yesterday morning.
UPDATE: Coquihalla Highway reopened after weather closure
February 09, 2017 - 4:16 PM

KAMLOOPS - The Coquihalla Highway has been reopend as of 4 p.m. today, Feb. 9, after being closed due to freezing rain and accidents.
Snowfall warning issued for Highway 3
February 05, 2017 - 10:31 AM

SIMILKAMEEN – Anyone planning to travel on Highway 3 from Hope to Princeton via Allison Pass should prepare for snowy conditions.
Crash closes Highway 3A in both directions
January 22, 2017 - 7:58 PM

PENTICTON – A crash was behind the brief closure of Highway 3A between Keremeos and Highway 97.
Chilliwack man dead in dump truck crash on Highway 3 in Manning Park
November 04, 2016 - 3:30 PM

PRINCETON - A man who was driving a commercial truck was pronounced dead at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on the Hope-Princeton highway yesterday.
Snow expected on Southern Interior highways today
June 14, 2016 - 12:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Mother Nature is making sure we don't get too comfortable by dropping up to 15 centimetres of snow on Interior highways today.
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Overnight stop on the Okanagan Rail Trail tour? It could soon happen
The Okanagan Rail Trail may already have hundreds of thousands of annual users but anyone wanting to a place to sleep has to extend their journey, in most cases, far beyond that trail. While the trail ends near downtown Kelowna with its man