Vehicle incident closes Alaska Highway north of Fort Nelson

The Alaska Highway, Highway 97, is closed 50 kilometres north of Fort Nelson due to a car incident.

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March 3, 2026

An orange road closed sign. — A file image of a road closure sign. The Alaska Highway is closed north of Fort Nelson. (file)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A car incident has closed the Alaska Highway 50 kilometres north of Fort Nelson.

According to DriveBC, a 35-kilometre stretch of Highway 97 is closed between Tofte Mainline and Recreation Road at kilometre 605 due to a vehicle incident.

An update is scheduled to be released at 12 p.m. on March 3rd, following the completion of assessments.

Energeticcity.ca will update this story as more information becomes available.

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Caitlin Coombes

In 2024, Caitlin moved to the Peace Region to be the Civic Reporter for Energeticcity.ca. In 2026, Caitlin was named the News Director.

Wanting to make a career of writing, Caitlin graduated from Carleton University’s School of Journalism and moved to P.E.I. to begin writing for a local newspaper in Charlottetown.

Caitlin has been an avid outdoorswoman for most of her life, skiing, horseback riding and scuba diving around the world.

In her downtime, Caitlin enjoys reading, playing video games, gardening, and cuddling up with her cat by the window to birdwatch.

Vehicle incident closes Alaska Highway north of Fort Nelson

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