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Trans-Canada reopened

UPDATE: 5:20 p.m.

DriveBC reports that Highway 1 has now reopened. 

They say the road is cleared in both directions east of Revelstoke after an earlier closure due to a crash.

UPDATE: 2 p.m.

The Trans-Canada Highway remains closed east of Revelstoke, after a vehicle crash closed the highway earlier Saturday morning. 

DriveBC's latest estimated time of reopening is 5 p.m.


ORIGINAL: 10:30 a.m.

A crash has closed the Trans-Canada Highway east of Revelstoke Saturday morning. 

The crash occurred at about 9:30 a.m. near the Woolsey Creek Forest Service Road, 29 kilometres east of Revelstoke, closing both directions of traffic. 

DriveBC estimates the highway will remain closed until 3 p.m., causing major delays for weekend travellers. 

The condition of those involved is unknown at this time. 



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