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BC government announces improvements to cell coverage coming to Highway 3

VICTORIA – The British Columbia government today announced improved cellular coverage is coming to Highway 3 between Hope and Keremeos, providing better safety for travellers along the route. Rogers Communications is the service provider for the project, which involves the addition of 11 new cell towers and will expand coverage over approximately 92 kilometres of the highway, according to a press release. The project is expected to be completed by the fall of 2024. “Cellular coverage along this section of Highway 3 is intermittent, with coverage gaps between Hope and Manning Park and between Princeton and Keremeos presenting the greatest...