The incident on Highway 5A involves multiple vehicles, according to AIM Roads. Black Press File Photo

The incident on Highway 5A involves multiple vehicles, according to AIM Roads. Black Press File Photo

UPDATE: Highway 5A north of Princeton reopens after more than 12 hours

Highway 3 near Manning Park reopened around midnight

Highway 5A, north of Princeton, reopened Sunday Dec. 12, at 8:25 a.m., after being closed for more than 12 hours, according to AIM Roads.

A multi-vehicle incident shut down the highway Saturday evening.

Highway 3, between Hope and Princeton, was also closed Saturday for several hours, after a vehicle incident involving downed power lines. That road reopened at about midnight.

Related: Violin shopping doesn’t qualify as essential travel on Highway 3: MOTI

Related: Province puts new resources into road maintenance and driver enforcement in Princeton area

Do you have something to add to this story, or something else we should report on? Email:andrea.demeer@similkameenspotlight.com

 
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