A mudslide on Highway 1 has closed the route between the Highway 12 and Highway 8 junctions for 35 kilometres, from Spences Bridge to Lytton, Aug. 10, 2022. FACEBOOK/Rosie Ann Peters

Highway 1 closed near Lytton due to mudslide

The Trans-Canada Highway near Lytton is closed due to a mudslide.

Drive B.C. is reporting the mudslide along Highway 1 between the Highway 12 and Highway 8 junctions for 35 kilometres, from Spences Bridge to Lytton. The incident was originally reported last night by social media users.

A detour is not available and a slope assessment is being conducted today, Aug. 11, according to Drive B.C.

Photos of the scene shared around social media show a semi-truck in the mud.

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Carli Berry has been telling stories in the Okanagan for the past three years and after finding her footing in the newspaper industry, joined the Infonews team in January 2020. Recipient of the 2019 MA Murray award for feature writing, Carli is passionate about stories that involve housing, business and the environment. Born on Vancouver Island, she is happy to say Okanagan Lake reminds, her slightly, of the ocean. Carli can be reached at (250) 864-7494 or email cberry@infonews.ca.

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