UPDATE: Highway crash near Hope cleared

(UPDATE: Sept. 12 @ 11 am) - The crash on Hwy 3 near Hope has been cleared.

DriveBC advises motorists to expect some delays as traffic gets flowing again.

✅CLEAR - #BCHwy3/#BCHwy5 Vehicle incident at exit 173 Old Hope Princeton Way has just been cleared. Expect delays. #HopeBC

Side note: Google is still reporting it as closed, this is not accurate. Road is fully open. pic.twitter.com/KzlUqo5qYC

— DriveBC (@DriveBC) September 12, 2024

(UPDATE: Sept. 12 @ 9:50 am) - A single lane of westbound traffic has reopened at the site of an earlier crash near Hope.

DriveBC says motorists should "expect major delays."

The crash happened shortly after 8 am in the area of Exit 173 on Hwy 3, between the Hwy 1 and Hwy 5 junctions near Hope.

(Original story: Sept. 12 @ 8:45 am) - A crash has shut down a major section of highway near Hope.

The incident happened in the westbound lanes of Hwy 3, between the Hwy 1 and Hwy 5 junctions at Exit 173, shortly after 8 am.

⛔️UPDATE - #BCHwy3/#BCHwy5 Vehicle incident at exit 173 Old Hope Princeton Way now has eastbound traffic flowing, westbound remains closed. #HopeBC
ℹ️ For more info: https://t.co/bLJhfBm72j pic.twitter.com/olZs2E23OS

— DriveBC (@DriveBC) September 12, 2024

Initially, traffic was halted in both directions, but eastbound traffic has started flowing now.

Westbound traffic remains closed, however, and DriveBC expects to provide another update shortly.

NowMedia will update this story as more information becomes available.