UPDATE: 2:15p.m.

The Connector has now been closed by RCMP in both directions due to the 鈥渢reacherous road conditions.鈥�

It will remain closed until further notice.

ORIGINAL: 12:30p.m.

The first heavy snowfall of the season has been one to remember, especially for the Interior鈥檚 highways.

One Merritt resident, after driving from Merritt to 琉璃神社 along the Okanagan Connector on the morning of Nov. 4, said the highway should be closed. It did close westbound shortly after due to a vehicle incident around 12:30p.m.

鈥淭he Connector is the worst we鈥檝e ever seen in our 50 years of travel,鈥� said Vera Drew, who has lived in Merritt for four decades, and was driving her husband to a doctor鈥檚 appointment. 鈥�(We are) driving four-by-four and couldn鈥檛 drive more than 10 km/h.鈥�

Drew said that she saw two plows, one wrecker and more than 50 cars off the road.

More than 35 cms of snow has already fallen on the highway as of noon on Nov. 4, with another 15-20 cms expected through to Saturday. Drew said that the roads do not seem to be plowed, and that the westbound route heading from 琉璃神社 to Merritt looks even worse.

Environment Canada is advising that non-essential travel be postponed.

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Jake.courtepatte@kelownacapnews.com
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