Update
Highway 1 is clear. The avalanche control work finished, and traffic reopened in both directions.
✅CLEAR – #BCHwy1 avalanche control at #RogersPass. #GoldenBC #Revelstoke
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) November 19, 2022
Original
Highway 1 through Rogers Pass will be closed from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. for avalanche control.
🏔️#BCHwy1 Expect individual closures of up to an hour and a half through #GlacierNP between Rogers Pass Summit and Beaver Valley Rd from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM for Avalanche control. Detour will not be available. #Revelstoke #GoldenBC
ℹ️For more info:https://t.co/Id2BdztR0N pic.twitter.com/IV4gbjZKjU
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) November 19, 2022
The work is planned between Rogers Pass summit and Beaver Valley Rd. The closure from Beaver Valley Rd. will extend more than 11 kilometres, and will close the highway in both directions. There will be no alternative route during the closure.
The highway will have individual closures of up to 1.5 hours from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
An update is expected at 1:45 p.m. The Revelstoke Review will stay up-to-date as more information becomes available.
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