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Highway 1 near Golden

UPDATE 10:15 a.m.

Avalanche control on Highway 1 has been completed 26 km west of Revelstoke to 8 km west of Revelstoke.

Intense precipitation and rapidly warming temperatures have prompted a travel advisory for the Trans-Canada Highway today between Three Valley Gap and the Alberta Border. 

Avalanche closures are expected, DriveBC warned early this morning.

Eastbound commercial vehicles must chain up at Albert Canyon. Westbound commercial vehicles must chain up at the Golden weigh scales. 

There will also be avalanche control 32-52 kilometres east of Revelstoke between noon and 3 p.m. with delays of up to three hours expected. 

Avalanche control will also take place from the west boundary of Glacier National Park to the east boundary from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from noon to 4 p.m. from Golden to 17 kilometres east of the community.

Check DriveBC for updates on road conditions.