Section of Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.’s Interior reopened to traffic

A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.’s Southern Interior has been reopened to traffic.

Initially, the highway was closed between Revelstoke and Golden on Tuesday afternoon, around 3 p.m., when planned control work resulted in an avalanche coming down and blocking the road.

The avalanche was cleared just after midnight, but planned rock scaling saw a large section of the highway closed again early Wednesday.

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However, just after noon, DriveBC reported that the highway was reopened in both directions.

During the closure, an alternative route was available via Highway 95 and Highway 93S.