Kicking Horse Canyon

• Kicking Horse Canyon: Closed highway to reopen one week early

  The windy section of the Trans-Canada Highway will reopen on Friday morning, Nov. 25, and the latest improvements include new bridges and viaducts along eastbound lanes.

  Traffic

  Nov 23, 2022
  
• B.C.’s Kicking Horse Canyon to reopen for Thanksgiving weekend

  For Thanksgiving weekend, from noon on Friday, Oct. 7 to noon on Tuesday, Oct. 11, the otherwise closed portion of the Trans-Canada Highway east of Golden will open to travellers.

  Traffic

  Oct 5, 2022
  
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• Kicking Horse Canyon closure comes into effect; will reopen briefly for Thanksgiving

  The fall closure is designed to minimize travel disruptions during the peak summer and winter travel periods by having as much work as possible done during off-peak periods.

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  Sep 26, 2022
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• Trans-Canada Highway: Fall closure announced for Kicking Horse Canyon

  The Kicking Horse Canyon section, located east of Golden, will undergo a lengthy traffic closure between Sept. 26 and Dec. 1.

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  Sep 13, 2022
• Transformation of Kicking Horse Canyon portion of Trans-Canada Highway ‘remarkable’

  Progress to date includes the construction of Bighorn Bridge, the project’s longest bridge at 160 metres, where girders have recently been installed.

  Economy

  Jun 8, 2022
• Stretch of Highway 1 between Golden, B.C. and Alberta to close for 1 month on Tuesday

  The full closure will be in effect from April 19 to May 20, and drivers will need to detour via Highways 93S and 95, adding about 1.5 hours of travel time.

  Traffic

  Apr 17, 2022
• Trans-Canada Highway in B.C., near Alberta, to close again for month-long construction

  Construction continues on the Kicking Horse Canyon project, which will see a full highway closure from April 19 to May 20.

  Traffic

  Apr 5, 2022
• Former CP Rail conductor seeks passengers from 1978 who came through in a time of need

  John Cowan has published a book of photographs from his days with CP Rail — including shots of the day in October 1978 when passengers helped remove a boulder from the tracks.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2021
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• Major section of Highway 1 closes for seven weeks as part of Kicking Horse Canyon project

  "There (have) been many reports of dangerous driving to the RCMP during the various stages of the recent re-routing and police will be enhancing their presence on the highway."

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  Oct 12, 2021
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• Trans-Canada Highway: B.C. project near Alberta enters final phase, closures planned

  Starting Sept. 20, ongoing construction on the Kicking Horse Canyon project will ramp up, with multi-day, 24-hour closures occurring until Dec. 1.

  Traffic

  Sep 18, 2021