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Highway 1 West of Revelstoke Closed After Crash
A vehicle incident closed the Trans-Canada Highway both ways west of Revelstoke at the junction with Back Road approximately five kilometres from Revelstoke on Monday morning, Aug. 31, starting at 10 a.m.
An assessment of the incident is ongoing, with a next update scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
Highway cameras showed eastbound traffic backed up along Tonkawatla Creek and westbound traffic queued from near Smokey Bear Campground Resort past Victoria Road into Revelstoke.
Westbound vehicles waiting in line could return to Revelstoke or take a detour south via Highway 23, as confirmed by Black Press Media.