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There will be another brief closure of Hwy 1 this afternoon as crews perform avalanche control.
The road will be closed from the Hwy 95 turn off in Golden to the west boundary of Yoho National Park.
#BCHwy1 - Avalanche control work planned between #BCHwy95 in #GoldenBC to 9 km west of West Boundary for Yoho National Park. The road will be closed in both directions from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM MST. No detour available. Next update 3:45 PM MST. More info: https://t.co/cSsigVFKy9
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) January 16, 2020
It’ll last from 1 pm PST until 3 pm PST, although it would be wise to note that the area closed is in MST.
There will be no detours available.
If there are any delays in the expected time for the road to reopen, Drive BC will provide an update at 2:45 pm PST.
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