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A 4.8 kilometre stretch of Highway 1 will be closed for five weeks at Kicking Horse Canyon this spring, in order to allow work crews to proceed with excavation, clearing, hauling and other work the Ministry of Transportation says cannot be carried out safely without a long interruption.
From April 12 to May 14, traffic on Highway 1 from Golden to Castle Junction will be routed via highways 93 and 95, adding up to an hour-and-a-half to travel time.
The route will be opened up to local and commuter traffic for two half-hour periods each day, at 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., with a pilot vehicle guiding traffic. Similar escorts will be provided for school buses at 6:45 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.
The closure is part of a traffic-management strategy “designed to minimize travel disruptions during the peak summer and winter travel periods by having as much work as possible done at night and other off-peak periods,” according to a notice from the Ministry.
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