BURSTUPDATE: 10:45 a.m. Friday
DriveBC says single-lane alternatin traffic remains in place Friday and major delays are expected along the Trans-Canada Highway at the site of Thursday’s landslide.
The next update on the highway condition is slated for 2 p.m. May 29.
Ceara Kavanagh with B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Transit told Black Press Media by email that the landslide fell within either Mount Revelstoke or Glacier national park, so Parks Canada is better positioned to comment.
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UPDATE: 11 p.m. Thursday
Highway 1 remains closed between Revelstoke and Golden due to a landslide.
Debris and rock were first reported on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Skunk Cabbage Boardwalk at about 7 p.m. Thursday.
At that time, DriveBC reported that crews were en route to the area.
About an hour later, Highway 1 was closed in both directions following the landslide.
The next update is available at 9 a.m. Friday, DriveBC says.
No detour is available.
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Highway 1 is closed due to a landslide Thursday, May 28, according to DriveBC.
The closure is between Revelstoke and Golden, specifically from Townley Street and 11th St. North for 142.8 kilometres.
There is no detour available.
The next update update is not expected until Friday morning, May 29.