UPDATE: The section of the Trans-Canada Highway between Revelstoke and Golden that was closed earlier Wednesday because of a vehicle incident has been reopened to traffic.
ORIGINAL STORY:
A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in B.C. between Revelstoke and Golden is closed because of a vehicle incident.
According to DriveBC, the incident is between Glacier National Park East Boundary and Quartz Creek Forest Service Road. The affected closure is 15.3 kilometres in length.
An assessment in progress and no detour available. The estimated time of the highway’s reopening was 1 p.m. PT, but has been pushed back to 2:30 p.m.
In related news, the Trans-Canada Highway west of Revelstoke will be closed in both directions on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 23, because of avalanche control work.
Thursday’s closure is expected to start at 1 p.m., and is expected to last until 3 p.m.
The work is taking place between the Griffin Lake avalanche gate and the Clanwilliam Bridge, a distance of 15.4 kilometres. A detour will not be available.