Scaling is carried out following a trim blast at Cut 2 in the western portion of the Kicking Horse Canyon construction zone on the Trans-Canada Highway.
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April 05, 2022 - 10:54 AM
The Trans-Canada Highway will be closed in the Kicking Horse Canyon east of Golden between the Easter and Victoria Day long weekends.
While crews have made steady progress on Highway 1 improvements through the Kicking Horse Canyon, the temporary closure is necessary to advance work at more challenging sites, according to a Ministry of Transportation media release.
From noon Tuesday, April 19, to noon Friday, May 20, traffic on the Trans-Canada from Golden to Castle Junction will be routed through Highways 93S and 95, adding as much as 1.5 hours of travel time.
Signs will be in place to provide advance notification of the closure and let drivers know of the alternative routes, the ministry said. Drivers are asked to be careful and watch for wildlife, school children and school busses on these routes.
The construction zone will be opened twice per day to let limited local traffic with prearranged permits through, escorted by a pilot vehicle during half-hour periods between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. School busses will be escorted through and emergency vehicles in response mode will be escorted through on short notice.
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The closure will allow crews to do work that can’t be done safely during shorter periods of time, the ministry said.
Progress to date includes installing girders on three bridge and viaduct structures near the eastern end of the project, completing a major rock cut, and installing approximately 200 piles that will support walls and bridges for the improved highway.
The project is expected to be completed this coming winter, changing a 4.8 kilometre stretch of narrow two-lane road to a modern, safer four-lane road for people travelling through the canyon.
The closure is part of a traffic management strategy designed to minimize travel disruptions during peak summer and winter travel periods by doing work at night and other off-peak periods whenever possible.
Drivers are reminded to obey construction zone speed limits and the directions of traffic personnel.
Updates on delays will be available here.
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