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CTV News
12-07-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
Road to Tsawwassen BC Ferries blocked in both directions after crash
A crash on Highway 17 near the Tsawwassen BC Ferries terminal has closed a section of the road, blocking access to the terminal in both directions. A statement issued by Drive BC shortly after 12 p.m. said the highway is closed between Salish Sea Drive and Tsawwassen Drive, and there are no detours available 'at this time.' Emergency crews are at the scene. The Tsawwassen ferry terminal, located at the southwest end of Highway 17 in Delta, is a major transport facility and the busiest ferry terminal in Vancouver, providing services to Victoria, Nanaimo, and the Southern Gulf Islands. This is a developing story.
CBC
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- CBC
Serious vehicle crash closes Lougheed Highway eastbound in Maple Ridge
A stretch of Lougheed Highway in Maple Ridge, B.C., is largely closed Friday morning following a serious vehicle crash. RCMP said eastbound lanes on the throughfare are closed from 287th Street to Jim Robson Way, and 240th Street is fully closed from River Road to Hill Avenue. One westbound lane of Lougheed Highway is also closed, according to DriveBC. A 5 a.m. PT statement from the Ridge Meadows RCMP says police were on scene investigating, and drivers should expect delays on their morning commute. RCMP described the crash as a "serious motor vehicle incident," but provided no further details. Photos taken of the scene show a single vehicle with its back end in the air and all but the rear of it severely damaged. "The Ridge Meadows RCMP is requesting patience this morning; and asking for commuters to plan an alternative route," RCMP said in a statement.
CTV News
15-06-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
Lions Gate Bridge closed while police investigate crash
The Lions Gate Bridge is seen from CTV News Vancouver's Chopper 9 in June 2019. (Pete Cline) The Lions Gate Bridge is closed in both directions Sunday morning due to a collision. The bridge first closed around 4:30 a.m., according to DriveBC. At 8:30 a.m. the Vancouver Police Department posted to social media to say a crash prompted the closure. The next scheduled update from DriveBC is at 10:30 a.m.
CTV News
08-06-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Coquihalla Highway reopens after sinkhole repairs
The Ministry of Transportation and Transit shared this photo of overnight work on the Coquihalla Highway to repair a sinkhole. (Ministry of Transportation) The Coquihalla Highway fully reopened Saturday night after being shut down in both directions for days. The main route between B.C.'s Lower Mainland and the Interior closed for 'emergency sinkhole repairs' on Thursday night. Around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, DriveBC announced that work was complete, and asked drivers to watch out for crews as they cleared the site. Coquihalla sinkhole The Coquihalla Highway remained closed due to a sinkhole on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Ministry of Transportation) However, the left lane is still closed in both directions for a 3.5 kilometre stretch near the Great Bear Snowshed for road construction, and will remain so until June 25, according to officials. The Ministry of Transportation earlier said the sinkhole appeared to be the result of pipeline boring in the area.
CTV News
07-06-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Coquihalla Highway closed in both directions as sinkhole repairs continue
The Coquihalla Highway is seen during a closure between Hope and Merritt on Saturday, June 7, 2025. ( / @DriveBC) The main highway between B.C.'s Lower Mainland and Interior regions remained closed Saturday, more than 36 hours after it first partially shut down for 'emergency sinkhole repairs' Thursday night. The closure was first reported by DriveBC at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday night at a location between the Portia and Zopkios Brake Check exits, about three kilometres south of the Great Bear Snowshed passageway. At first, only the northbound lanes were closed to traffic, but the highway has been closed in both directions since 9 p.m. Friday. DriveBC said Friday that crews were initially hoping to let northbound traffic through during the afternoon, but 'unforeseen geotechnical circumstances' forced it to delay its next update on the closure to 5 p.m. that day. The road remained closed in both directions between Hope and Merritt as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, and DriveBC said its next update on the matter was scheduled for 4 p.m. 'Please note this is NOT an estimated time of reopening,' the agency said in a social media post. With the Coquihalla Highway – also known as Highway 5 – closed, travellers between the Lower Mainland and the Interior are advised to take either Highway 1 or Highway 3 to get to their destinations. With files from The Canadian Press
