A screenshot of the DriveBC map shows that crews estimate that the rocks will be cleared by 1 p.m. Wednesday.(DriveBC)

A screenshot of the DriveBC map shows that crews estimate that the rocks will be cleared by 1 p.m. Wednesday.(DriveBC)

Alternating traffic on Hwy 3 near Paulson Bridge after morning rock fall

The road is expected to be fully cleared by 1 p.m. Wednesday

  • Oct. 2, 2019 12:00 a.m.

Traffic is being slowed on Highway 3, just north of the Paulson Bridge as of 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, due to an early morning rock fall that had blocked the road in both directions.

According to an 8:30 a.m. update from DriveBC, single-lane, alternating traffic is flowing through the area.

DriveBC estimates that the rock fall will be fully cleared by 3 p.m.

Grand Forks Gazette