(UPDATE: Dec. 4 @ 12:15 pm) – Crews have managed to open a single lane of alternating traffic at the site of a "vehicle incident" near Christina Lake.

As a result, traffic is slowly getting through the area on Hwy 3.

Heavy delays can still be expected in the area, however. 

(Original story: Dec. 4 @ 10:45 am) – Another BC Interior highway is closed.

Hwy 3 has been closed in both directions near Christina Lake for what DriveBC is calling a “vehicle incident.”

An assessment is currently in progress.

Hwy 3 now joins the growing list of closed highways in the BC Interior.

Photo Credit: DriveBC

Hwy 1 is shut down until 4 pm due to avalanche control, while Hwy 5 is closed northbound with heavy delays southbound.

NowMedia will update this story when more information becomes available.