Trans-Canada set to reopen in Kicking Horse Canyon for long weekend

The final push to get Phase 4 of a multi-year Trans-Canada Highway improvement project in the southern Interior completed will be interrupted this Thanksgiving long weekend.

The Kicking Horse Canyon project between Golden and Castle Junction on the Alberta side of the provincial border is widening the highway from two to four lanes and is currently in Phase 4 of construction.

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Following an extended closure, the Ministry of Transportation says Highway 1 will completely reopen to traffic from 12 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 to 12 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10.

For the rest of October there will be overnight closures with intermittent highway closures during the day.

The ministry says Kicking Horse Canyon is some of the most difficult terrain in this highway expansion project.

For the most up-to-date information on driving and traffic conditions visit DriveBC or the Kicking Horse Canyon Phase 4 calendar here.

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