Traffic Flowing Again On Highway 1 In Eastern B.C. To Alberta After Rock Slide

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Oct, 2016 09:38 AM

FIELD, B.C. — One lane of the Trans-Canada Highway in eastern British Columbia leading to Alberta has reopened.

The highway was closed in both directions since Monday, when a rock slide occurred when crews were working on drilling holes for explosives 16 kilometres west of Field.

Two workers were caught in the slide and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Lindsay McPherson of Parks Canada says the highway reopened to single lane alternating traffic at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

She says flagging personnel were on site and there are speed reductions in place.

Crews are continuing to work to restore two-way traffic as soon as it is safe to do so.

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