Expect delays, closures on Trans-Canada in Kicking Horse Canyon for months
Construction is underway on the fourth and final phase of the Kicking Horse Canyon upgrade on Highway 1 east of Golden.
The 26 kilometre section of the Trans-Canada will be closed overnight through to Feb. 17. The closures from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. start up again Feb. 21 and continue through March.
There are also half-hour delays through that section in non-peak travel hours from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 8 p.m. until the 10 p.m. closure.
There may even be multi-day closures during non-peak times, the Ministry of Transportation says on its website.
“Three phases of work have transformed 21 kilometres of narrow, winding two-lane highway into a modern four-lane, 100 km/h standard,” the website says. “Construction of the fourth and final phase to complete the remaining – and most difficult – 4.8 kilometres is expected to be substantially complete in winter 2023-24.”
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The closures are from Golden Donald Upper Road, two km east of Golden, to the Yoho Bridge, seven km east of Golden.
An alternative route is available via Highway 95 and Highway 93S, a detour estimated by Drive B.C. to add about 1.5 hours to the trip.
“As a tourist and commercial transportation corridor, the highway carries more than 10,000 vehicles daily during the summer,” the Ministry website says. “While the mix varies by season, up to 30% of the traffic consists of commercial vehicles moving millions of dollars in goods.”
Check Drive B.C. here for the latest updates.
The Ministry of Transportation website has a link to its work calendar that has detailed information up to the end of March.
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