Highway 1 has reopened to traffic after being closed for three days without a local detour after a mudslide engulfed the road between Lytton and Spence Bridge, BC.
No injuries were reported from the incident on Wednesday night.
The slide north of BC’s Fraser Canyon blocked the main road, approximately 15 kilometers northeast of the village of Lytton, between the intersections of Highway 8 and Highway 12.
“Be aware of road crews and debris as cleanup efforts continue,” it said DriveBC on Twitter at 1 p.m. Saturday, after announcing the reopening.
OPEN – #BCHwy1 is now open between the junction with #BCHwy12 IN #LyttonBC and the intersection with #BCHwy8 IN #SpencesBridge.
Watch out for road crews and debris as cleanup efforts continue.
Images show the mudslide occurred after Environment Canada’s radar showed moderate to heavy rain moving over the landslide area between 7:10 and 7:50 p.m. that evening.
DriveBC had reported flooding in the Ashcroft, Spences Bridge and Lytton area around 8:30 p.m., and the transport ministry closed the highway about an hour later.
