Photo: BC Transportation and Infrastructure

Snow clearing after avalanche control in the Kootenay Pass

UPDATE 1:45 p.m.

DriveBC reports avalanche control work between Nelson and Creston has been completed and Highway 3 is reopened.

ORIGINAL 11 a.m.

Highway 3 will be closed about 30 kilometres west of Creston through the Kootenay Pass today for avalanche control.

About 27 kilometres of the highway will be closed between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m, according to DriveBC.

An alternate route between Nelson and Creston is available via Highway 3A and the Kootenay Lake Ferry, with an estimated travel time of 2.5 hours.