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Highway 1 at Glacier National Park, 72 km east of Revelstoke, looking east. DriveB.C.

UPDATE: Highway 1 reopens following vehicle incident near Revelstoke

Feb 20, 2021 08:02:39

Highway 1 has reopened following a vehicle incident that caused the road's closure for hours between Revelstoke and Golden today.

Drive B.C. reported the incident at roughly 6:40 a.m. this morning, Feb. 20, near the Rockgarden Trailhead.

The highway was closed between the west boundary of Mount Revelstoke National Park and Althoff Road for 127.4 km, according to DriveB.C.

DriveB.C. said to expect major traffic delays.

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