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Rock slide north of Lillooet temporarily closes Highway 40

Crews investigate a rockslide on Highway 40 north of Lillooet on November 15, 2015. Courtesy Stl'atl'imx Police Constable Honeyman

Highway 40 is back to single lane alternating traffic after a rock slide 25 kilometres north of Lillooet this morning.

The road isn’t heavily used, but it is the main route to the communities of Bralorne and Gold Bridge.

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RCMP say nobody was injured in the slide.

The highway was closed in both directions for several hours while the Ministry of Transportation conducted a technical assessment of the slide area.

It’s not known when the rock slide will be fully cleared, and the highway full reopened.

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