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(UPDATE: Jan. 13 @ 6:50 am): Hwy 1 has been closed again following a vehicle incident near Golden.
Earlier closures along the highway, and on Hwy 3, were cleared last night, but not long after that a new problem emerged.
The incident on Hwy 1 occurred in Blaeberry late last night.
UPDATE: #BCHwy1 remains CLOSED between #Revelstoke and #GoldenBC due to a vehicle incident, Next update is at 9AM.https://t.co/0BtWxrZ3d1
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) January 13, 2022
In an update this morning, DriveBC said the road remains closed in both directions.
An update is expected at 9 am.
(Original story: Jan. 12 @ 1:25 pm): Winter weather continues to wreak havoc on major BC highways.
A pair of new closures this afternoon will certainly throw a wrench in any travel plans into or around the BC Interior.
Both Hwy 3 between Hope and Princeton and Hwy 1 between Sicamous and Revelstoke are closed due to a high avalanche risk.
#BCHwy3 is CLOSED due to high avalanche hazard from #HopeBC to #AllisonPass summit. #PrincetonBC
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) January 12, 2022
#BCHwy1 is CLOSED from #Sicamous to #Revelstoke due to High Avalanche Hazard. No detour available. https://t.co/E0nLcxG1Wy
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) January 12, 2022
DriveBC said that Hwy 1 is expected to reopen at 6 pm, but did not offer any indication on when Hwy 3 would welcome traffic once again.
Hwy 3, of course, is the main route between the Lower Mainland and Interior at this time while Hwy 5 is open to only commercial and bus traffic and Hwy 1 remains closed through the Fraser Canyon.
DriveBC webcam images show cars lined up at Allison Pass on Hwy 3 and the same for Hwy 1 around Griffin Lake.
NowMedia will update this story as more information becomes available, but it would be wise to avoid these two routes this afternoon.
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