Vehicles lined up along Highway 1 at the Highway 95 interchange in Golden Drivers traveling between BC and Alberta on Sunday and early Monday should find an alternate route to the Trans-Canada Highway.
#BCHwy1 is CLOSED in both directions for 25.6 km between Golden, BC and @YohoNP . Through traffic may be DIVERTED via BC Highway 93 South (@KootenayNP) and BC Highway 95. Estimated reopening: 3:00 p.m. August 29. Visit @DriveBC for more info: https://t.co/fesbeLrRgD — Banff National Park (@BanffNP) August 28, 2022 Highway 1 is closed after a fiery crash between Golden and Lake Louise. A post on the Skilled Truckers Canada Facebook group suggests it was a head-to-head clash between two semi-finalists. One of the trucks may have been carrying cattle. DriveBC says the highway is closed in both directions east of Golden. Estimated reopening time for Highway 1 is 3 p.m. MDT on Monday.
REMINDER – #BCHwy1 Vehicle incident has closed the highway in both directions east of #GoldenBC . Crews are on scene, detour available via #BCHwy95. More info here: #YohoNationalPark #Revelstoke pic.twitter.com/btTHzYV6sZ — DriveBC (@DriveBC) August 28, 2022 The alternate route is via Highway 95 and Highway 93 through Radium, but this can add up to two hours to the trip.
