Roads posted Mar 13, 2025 @ 02:15pm by Iain Burns

UPDATE: Hwy 1 reopens near Salmon Arm after lengthy closure

(UPDATE: March 13 @ 2:30 pm) - Hwy 1 has reopened near Salmon Arm.

The highway had been shut down since late Wednesday night "due to rocks on the road," DriveBC said.

Hwy 1 remains closed between Revelstoke and Golden for avalanche control.

✅CLEAR- #BCHwy1 is now open in both directions 2km east of #CanoeBC due to rocks on the road.

🚧⛔️Construction work on the Bruhn Bridge from 9 AM to 3 PM remains in effect. #Sicamous
Use #BCHwy97A & #BCHwy97B as an alternate route. https://t.co/JWIVwjs0wR

— DriveBC (@DriveBC) March 13, 2025

(Original story: March 13 @ 6:15 am) - Hwy 1 is closed in both directions near Salmon Arm.

DriveBC said the road was shut down late last night “due to rocks on the road.”

⛔️REMINDER - #BCHwy1 remains CLOSED in both directions 2km east of #CanoeBC due to rocks on the road.

Note, the closure may continue even after the rocks are cleared due to scheduled work on the Bruhn Bridge from 9 AM to 3 PM. #Sicamous

Use #BCHwy97A & #BCHwy97B as an alternate…
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) March 13, 2025

The traffic monitor warned the closure could continue until 3 pm because it coincides with scheduled work on Bruhn Bridge.

It advised motorists to use Hwy 97A and Hwy 97B instead.

The incident on Hwy 1 occurred about two kilometres east of Canoe.

_{Thumbnail photo courtesy of DriveBC webcams.}

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