A section of Highway 1 closed due to a series of mudslides should be partially reopened by noon on Friday, according to the B.C. Ministry of Transportation.
The highway was closed from just east of Bridal Falls to Hope on Thursday morning, after a trio of mudslides came down on the road.
According to the RCMP, the first slide was reported around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday near Herrling Island , blocking traffic in both directions.
Two truck trailers and a car eventually became stuck in the the slides, but police said no injuries have been reported.
Crews have now completed a geotechnical assessment of the area, and the province said the highway should be open to single-lane alternating traffic by Friday afternoon.
They hope to have Highway 1 fully reopened by Saturday afternoon.
Drivers are being directed to take Highways 7 and 9 as alternate routes.
The three mudslides were spread out within 1.5 kilometres of each other, according to Maziar Kazemi, area manager for the Fraser Valley with the Ministry of Transportation.
Officials believe one person was taken to hospital amid the mudslides with non-life-threatening injuries.
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