trans-canada highway

Highway 1, about 30 km east of Revelstoke, looking east. (DriveBC)

Avalanche control work to close Highway 1 between Revelstoke and Golden

Road is expected to close at 2 p.m. and reopen at 4 p.m.

 

Crews clean up stretch of Highway 1 near Shuswap Street on Monday afternoon, March 20. Drive BC reports work may cause traffic delays through to Friday, March 24. (Martha Wickett-Salmon Arm Observer)

Signs of spring show up on Highway 1 through Salmon Arm

Crews tackle accumulated dirt from construction and winter road maintenance

 

Highway 1 closed east of Golden (DriveBC)

Update: Highway 1 east of Golden is reopened

Highway 1 will be closed east of Golden until 4 p.m. for avalanche control work

 

(DriveBC)

Update: Highway is reopened after avalanche control work

The closure is planned for avalanche control work starting 9 km west of Revelstoke

(DriveBC)
Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass on Highway 1 is expecting another 2-4 centimetres of snow on Tuesday, March 14. (DriveBC)

UPDATE: Snowfall warning rescinded for Highway 1

The stretch of highway affected was from Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass

Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass on Highway 1 is expecting another 2-4 centimetres of snow on Tuesday, March 14. (DriveBC)
(DriveBC)

Update: Highway 1 east of Revelstoke reopened

The highway was closed from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

(DriveBC)
A list of Edmonton's plow names. (City of Edmonton)

‘Darth Blader’: Emcon name their wide-wing snow plow in Revelstoke

Emcon received name submissions over the last few weeks

A list of Edmonton's plow names. (City of Edmonton)
Chase resident Kim Harvey shared this photo of the unstable slope that prompted the closure of Highway 1. (Kim Harvey photo)

Highway 1 at Chase reopens after closure ‘to protect public safety’

Section of Trans-Canada was closed for geotechnical assessment

Chase resident Kim Harvey shared this photo of the unstable slope that prompted the closure of Highway 1. (Kim Harvey photo)
Chase resident Kim Harvey shared this photo of the unstable slope that has prompted the closure of Highway 1. (Kim Harvey photo)

Update: Trans-Canada Highway at Chase remains closed due to risk of landslide

Geotechnical investigation underway, major delays expected

  • Feb 8, 2023
Chase resident Kim Harvey shared this photo of the unstable slope that has prompted the closure of Highway 1. (Kim Harvey photo)
A geotechnical assessment was underway at the site of a landslide on Highway 1 at Chase on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (DriveBC image)

Update: Trans-Canada Highway at Chase remains closed

Geotechnical investigation underway, major delays expected

  • Feb 8, 2023
A geotechnical assessment was underway at the site of a landslide on Highway 1 at Chase on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. (DriveBC image)
A semi truck went off the Trans-Canada Highway and struck the garage of a house on Walsh Road in Blind Bay on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Police said the driver of the truck suffered minor cuts and was taken to hospital. The home owner was asleep and was uninjured. (Photo contributed)

Salmon Arm RCMP respond to 18 collisions over 10-day period on Highway 1

‘The speed limit is for perfect conditions, and our conditions are nowhere near perfect.’

A semi truck went off the Trans-Canada Highway and struck the garage of a house on Walsh Road in Blind Bay on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Police said the driver of the truck suffered minor cuts and was taken to hospital. The home owner was asleep and was uninjured. (Photo contributed)
Concept still of the R.W. Bruhn Bridge replacement project, showing the new four-lane bridge and new connection at old Sicamous Road and Old Spallumcheen Road. (Province of British Columbia image)

Province responds to concerns with prolonged Highway 1 bridge replacement in Sicamous

Updated information on Bruhn Bridge project includes notice sent to federal Transport Minister

Concept still of the R.W. Bruhn Bridge replacement project, showing the new four-lane bridge and new connection at old Sicamous Road and Old Spallumcheen Road. (Province of British Columbia image)
A travel advisory is in effect along the Trans-Canada Highway in the Shuswap due to slippery road conditions. (DriveBC)

Slippery roads, vehicle accidents in the Shuswap prompt advisory from RCMP

Drivers asked to slow down

A travel advisory is in effect along the Trans-Canada Highway in the Shuswap due to slippery road conditions. (DriveBC)
Avalanche control planned on Highway 1.

Avalanche control work to close Highway 1 between Revelstoke and Golden

DriveBC said the closure is for avalanche control from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 27

Avalanche control planned on Highway 1.
A map showing the stretch of highway affected by vehicle removal west of Tappen on Jan. 25 2023. (AIM Roads/Facebook image)

Delays on Highway 1 west of Salmon Arm due to vehicle removal

Eastbound lane to close for recovery of vehicle involved in crash

A map showing the stretch of highway affected by vehicle removal west of Tappen on Jan. 25 2023. (AIM Roads/Facebook image)
District of Sicamous council is sending a letter to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure emphasizing the need to prioritize and expedite the R.W. Bruhn Bridge replacement project. (District of Sicamous photo)

No further delays: Regional district echoes safety concerns around Highway 1 bridge near Sicamous

CSRD supports District of Sicamous request that Bruhn Bridge replacement be expedited

District of Sicamous council is sending a letter to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure emphasizing the need to prioritize and expedite the R.W. Bruhn Bridge replacement project. (District of Sicamous photo)
Salmon Arm’s Jim McConnell and Juanita Austin spent 58 days over the summer travelling across the country to PEI and back in their electric vehicle. (Contributed)

Salmon Arm couple put their electric vehicle to the test in cross-Canada road trip

A Salmon Arm couple’s cross-Canada journey by electric vehicle had their EV…

Salmon Arm’s Jim McConnell and Juanita Austin spent 58 days over the summer travelling across the country to PEI and back in their electric vehicle. (Contributed)
Multiple signs have been put up warning drivers of major potholes and repair work happening Jan. 14 to 16 along Highway 1, Salmon Arm to Tappen area. (AIM Roads Facebook photo)

Potholes along Highway 1 near Tappen being repaired

Single lane alternating traffic until Monday, Jan. 16 at 2

Multiple signs have been put up warning drivers of major potholes and repair work happening Jan. 14 to 16 along Highway 1, Salmon Arm to Tappen area. (AIM Roads Facebook photo)
The Eagle Valley Rescue Society is one of the groups currently providing road rescue services within the Columbia Shuswap Regional District. (Eagle Valley Rescue Society/Facebook photo)

CSRD looks to fill gaps in road rescue services in North Okanagan-Shuswap

Two societies and two fire departments currently providing service in regional district

The Eagle Valley Rescue Society is one of the groups currently providing road rescue services within the Columbia Shuswap Regional District. (Eagle Valley Rescue Society/Facebook photo)
Highway 1 will close today (Jan. 13) from 2–4 p.m.

UPDATE: Highway 1 is reopened west of Revelstoke

The closure was for avalanche control, which is now concluded

Highway 1 will close today (Jan. 13) from 2–4 p.m.