Highway 3 near Keremeos reopens after rockslide

A rockslide near Keremeos has shut down a segment of Highway 3 in both directions. (DriveBC)

By Emma Crawford and Dean Recksiedler and Negin Nia

Posted November 7, 2023 1:11 pm.

Last Updated November 7, 2023 5:58 pm.

A portion of B.C.’s Highway 3 reopened in the Similkameen Tuesday after a rockslide led to a closure near Keremeos two days earlier.

DriveBC says the highway is reduced to one lane in each direction.

An evacuation order issued by the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Monday morning, which applied to rural Keremeos, was rescinded early Tuesday evening.

DriveBC first posted about the issue on X Sunday evening, stating the closure ran for a 5.5 km stretch between Hedley-Nickleplate Road and Ashnola Road.

Meanwhile, in an update Tuesday, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said it was worried about rockslides on Highway 97 between Penticton and Kelowna.

The ministry says more closures are expected this month.

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