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Highway Route to Southern Interior Reopens
Highway Route to Southern Interior Reopens

A route to the southern interior of British Columbia is open for goods movement and people travelling for essential purposes only, using Highway 7 and Highway 3.

Essential purposes for travel are defined in the Travel Restrictions Order through the Emergency Program Act. Checkpoints will be in place and travel restrictions will be enforced. This progress will enable the movement of goods and supplies from the Lower Mainland to get to the rest of BC and other provinces.

Drivers should expect sections of single-lane alternating traffic on Highway 7 and three sections of single-lane alternating traffic on Highway 3 east of Hope. Delays will be significant, given the amount of essential goods to be delivered and the many people eager to complete their trips home.

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Province Prioritizes Fuel for Essential Vehicles, Introduces Travel Restrictions | BC Gov News
Province Prioritizes Fuel for Essential Vehicles, Introduces Travel Restrictions | BC Gov News

Minister Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General. has issued two new orders using the extraordinary powers of the Emergency Program Act. The first includes measures to restrict non-essential travel to and from impacted areas, including:

  • Highway 99: from the junction of Highway 99 and Lillooet River Road to the BC Hydro Seton Lake Campsite access in Lillooet. Only passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles up to 14,500 kilograms will be permitted.

  • Highway 3: from the junction of Highway 5 and Highway 3 in Hope to the west entrance to Princeton from Highway 3.

  • Highway 7: from the junction of Highway 7 and Highway 9 in Agassiz to the junction of Highway 7 and Highway 1 in Hope.

The second order will ensure fuel remains available for essential vehicles in affected areas of the province.

To help keep people safe and re-establish the movement of critical goods and services following severe flooding and landslides, the Province is taking temporary measures to ensure fuel (gas and diesel) is prioritized for essential vehicles, while keeping it available to British Columbians.

Under this order, essential vehicles will have unrestricted access to fuel as required, using predominately commercial trucking gas stations . A full list of these essential vehicles is available in the backgrounder.

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Road Closures and Changing Conditions
Road Closures and Changing Conditions

Drivers are asked to avoid any unnecessary travel in B.C. after severe weather incidents in recent days led to multiple highway closures throughout the province, including the Trans-Canada (Hwy 1) from the Lower Mainland to the Interior; the Crowsnest Highway (Hwy 3) in the Similkameen; and the Coquihalla (Hwy 5) south of Merritt.

For the latest updates on road closures and conditions, visit DriveBC.ca.

Road and rail closures will have a significant impact on the supply chain and distribution as reported by CBC News.

Shipments and deliveries will be delayed for the near future. Business operators should prepare accordingly.

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