Highway 1 closed west of Chase
KAMLOOPS – A rock slide at Hoffman’s Bluff has shut down the Trans-Canada Highway just west of Chase this afternoon.
The slide, which happened around 2:30 p.m., is about 10 kilometres west of Chase and has closed down all lanes of traffic.
Detours are available via Highway 97B or Highway 97.
Drive B.C. says an assessment is under way and an estimated time of opening is not yet available.
For the most current information, visit the Drive B.C. website.
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Whew! We just made it through…..hopefully none of those big machines or their operators were caught!
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