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Rockslide closes Highway 7 west of Hope, B.C.

WATCH: A rockslide west of the Haig Scale is Hope has shut down traffic in both directions on Highway 7. Drivers can use Highway 1 or 9 in the meantime.

A rockslide forced the closure of Highway 7 west of Hope, B.C., on Friday.

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DriveBC said the route was closed to traffic in both directions between 7 Day Adventist Youth Camp Road and Ross Road.

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The Ministry of Transportation said the rockslide had caused significant pavement damage and had also downed power lines.

The slide means drivers who want to access Hope from the north side of the Fraser River will need to reroute back to Agassiz and take Highway 9 to Highway 1.

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Crews were on scene assessing the damage on Friday afternoon. There was no estimated time for the route to reopen.

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