Vehicle accidents cause delays on Highway 5, Highway 99

Accidents on Highway 5 and Highway 99 are causing traffic delays this morning, according to the latest from DriveB.C.

Traffic has been reduced down to single-lane alternating on Highway 5 near Vavenby, approximately 150 kilometres north of Kamloops.

It is due to an incident that occurred between Harmon Road and Vavenby Bridge Road and spans 0.9 kms, according to Drive B.C.

There is no estimated time of re-opening and the next update is expected at 4 p.m. Currently an assessment is in progress.

Sea-To-Sky Highway motorists have also been told to expect delays due to a vehicle incident. The incident happened 4 km south of Whistler between Retta Lake Road and Brew Creek Road on Highway 99.

Drivers in Southern B.C. should be extra careful this weekend as Environment Canada is warning that fog may cause visibility to be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero.

Areas impacted include the Okanagan, Boundary, Similkameen, West Kootenay, Arrow Lakes – Slocan Lake, Southern sections of Kootenay Lake, East Kootenays, Shuswap and West Columbia.

It is expected to last from this morning through tonight and into Sunday morning.

Any interesting weather updates or photos can be shared with Environment Canada by emailing them at BCstorm@ec.gc.ca, or tweet a report with the #BCStorm hashtag.

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