UPDATE: 4:15 p.m.
Highway 1 is now open eastbound; however the right lane is still blocked westbound.
UPDATE: 3:25 p.m.
Highway 1 remains closed east of Highway 9 following a Monday morning collision.
DriveBC estimates to road will reopen sometime before 6 p.m.
Several detours are available around the incident.
UPDATE: 2:15 p.m.
DriveBC estimates the highway will now reopen between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
ORIGINAL: 12:30 p.m.
Highway 1 is closed in both directions near Bridal Falls at Highway 9 due to a collision.
Photos show a crushed semi truck that has crashed through highway dividers.
A detour is in effect eastbound via Highway 9 and westbound via Highway 7 and 9.
The accident shut the highway just after 9 a.m. Monday morning.
DriveBC estimates the highway will reopen before 3 p.m.
Castanet will have more information as it becomes available.
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