drive bc: Highway 1 is closed in both directions between Golden and Revelstoke as avalanche control work is under way. The closure stretches about 142. 5 kilometres, between Townley Street and 14th Street North, and officials say there is no detour available. The highway is currently expected to reopen at 2: 00 p. m. ET on Sunday, March 8, and DriveBC expects the next update at 1: 45 p. m. ET on March 8.
Drive Bc: Rogers Pass reopenings and recent closures
Parts of the Trans-Canada Highway through Rogers Pass have seen short, targeted closures this week tied to avalanche mitigation and a vehicle incident. On March 6, a roughly 10-kilometre stretch around the West Gate of Rogers Pass was shut at 12: 00 p. m. ET to allow avalanche control operations; it had been scheduled to reopen later that day but reopened around 2: 00 p. m. ET after operations staff gave the cue by radio. The remainder of the Revelstoke–Golden corridor on either side of that temporary closure remained open, including the Rogers Pass summit and the Albert Canyon area.
Separately, on March 5 the route through Rogers Pass initially closed just after 11: 00 a. m. ET because of a vehicle incident and reopened before 4: 00 p. m. ET after recovery work on the impacted vehicle. Limited visibility from fog was also warned along the route earlier on that day in areas approaching Mount Revelstoke National Park.
Immediate reactions and official notes
Officials have emphasized that closures are to enable critical avalanche-control operations and that no detour is available for the long closure between Townley Street and 14th Street North. DriveBC has flagged the schedule for reopening and the timing of the next bulletin. Avalanche control operations staff in Glacier National Park gave the radio cue to reopen the west-side segment on March 6 once work was complete.
Parks Canada has noted that avalanche danger in Glacier National Park remains considerable, with projected high danger in the alpine, treeline and below for the upcoming weekend. On the day the west-side work was completed, only two winter restricted areas were open to backcountry users on the park’s east side: East Rogers and Shaughnessy.
What’s next
Traffic managers and park officials are set to issue further timing and safety bulletins; DriveBC expects its next update at 1: 45 p. m. ET on March 8. Motorists should plan for the closure of the 142. 5-kilometre corridor with no detour available and follow official updates before travel. Longer-term risk in Glacier National Park remains elevated through the weekend, and further avalanche-control measures or short-term closures could be implemented if conditions require them.
drive bc updates will determine when the corridor reopens and when travel through Rogers Pass can be resumed without restrictions.
