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Hwy 3 closed between Lethbridge and Coalhurst

Nov 8, 2020 | 2:52 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – Travellers will not be able to head west on Highway 3 out of Lethbridge.

The AMA Road Report says there has been a motor vehicle collision on the westbound lanes near Township Road 94.

All lanes are closed. Traffic is being detoured.

According to multiple reports on social media, multiple vehicles, including semi-trucks, are in the ditch in this section of the highway.

The City of Lethbridge said on Facebook that non-essential travel “should be avoided today.”

With near whiteout conditions, non-essential travel should be avoided today. There is localized drifting & roads are…

Posted by City of Lethbridge- City Hall on Sunday, November 8, 2020

Lethbridge Police Service doubled-down on advising against non-essential travel.

LNN reported Sunday that Highway 5 is closed near Raymond due to multiple collisions at “extreme weather conditions.”

READ MORE: Multiple collisions near Raymond, Hwy 5 closed

The AMA Road Report can be accessed here.

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