UPDATE: 9:10 a.m The City of Kamloops says transit buses are operating on Monday, but some routes are running at a reduced frequency. In a Monday morning Twitter post, the city urged transit users to check the BC Transit website for the most up-to-date information. UPDATE: 8:25 a.m The City of Kamloops says strong winds are blowing sand off the roads and creating snow drifts. “With continued snowfall, our crews are working 24 hours a day, primarily focused on arterial and collector roads,” the city said Monday morning in a social media post. “This means local roads have yet to be treated in this snow event.” Snow has been falling since Sunday afternoon and the winds are blowing strong. “The cold temperatures and strong winds are creating significant snowfall and blowing sand off the roads,” the city said. “If you don’t have winter tires, consider staying home today.” UPDATE: 5:35 a.m Kamloops RCMP report stuck semis on the Trans-Canada Highway were cleared overnight. The 1 Freeway reopened between Exit 370 and Exit 368 at about 1:30 a.m. Meanwhile, DriveBC has issued a travel advisory for Highway 97 between 150 Mile House and Williams Lake from 12:30 a.m. Snow and limited visibility was reported between Maze Lake Road and the Williams Lake scale. ORIGINAL: 11:40 p.m Kamloops Mounties are urging drivers to stay home until “treacherous” weather conditions improve as a winter storm Sunday night forced the closure of westbound Highway 1 between Sahalee and Aberdeen. In a press release late Sunday night, RCMP Staff Sgt. Kelly Butler said “a lot of semi trucks are stuck right now” in the westbound lanes of the freeway between the Summit Drive and Highway 5A exits. “As a result, RCMP have closed the westbound lanes of Highway 1 at Exit 370 [Summit Drive] in an effort to clear the highway of blocked vehicles and allow road crews to access the area,” he said. “Traffic is being diverted. Road maintenance has been updated and is on its way.” Butler said motorists should stay home until roads are improved. “Road conditions are treacherous and the public is asked to consider delaying travel plans until weather conditions improve,” he said.
