The Highway 3 closure through Kootenay Pass on Monday, August 17, 2020. (Supplied by Drive BC, Google Maps)
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Vehicle fire forces closure of Kootenay Pass

Bradley Jones
By Bradley Jones

The Kootenay Pass is fully closed Monday morning, blocking all traffic on Highway 3.

Authorities are reporting a vehicle fire, forcing the highway closure.

Drive BC is reporting the closure from West Creston Road to the East Avalanche Gate.

Highway 3 is completely impassable at this time. Those looking to head west from Creston, or travel to Nelson or the West Kootenay, must take the Kootenay Lake ferry instead.

Further updates are anticipated later Monday morning.

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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