If your weekend plans include driving Highway 1 through Golden in B.C. you are going to need to change up your route as the road is closed.

According to Drive B.C. the Highway is closed in both directions 25 km west of Revelstoke to Sicamous because of a wash out, traffic is being stopped at Golden.

There is no estimated time opening and a geotech engineer is on site.

An alternate route via Highway 23 and Highway 6, through Shelter Bay, Galena Bay, Needles, and Faurquire.

Next update June 10 at 9 a.m. PST.

 

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