No stops on Kicking Horse
Photo: BC Transportation
Excavator working in Phase 4 of Kicking Horse Canyon, October 2021.
Drivers on the Trans-Canada Highway between British Columbia and Alberta are getting a break this weekend.
BC Transportation says there will be no construction shutdowns on the Kicking Horse Canyon project, east of Golden, over the BC Day long weekend.
The construction closure will be lifted between 7am Friday 29 July and 8pm Tuesday 2 August.
#KickingHorseCanyon update: #BCHwy1 east of #GoldenBC will be fully open for BC Day long weekend. There will be no construction disruptions from 7am on Friday (July 29) until 8pm on Tuesday (August 2). pic.twitter.com/aQiRCK1iNg
— BC Transportation (@TranBC) July 26, 2022
Outside of long weekends, summer construction hours at Kicking Horse Canyon typically include no daytime shutdowns, but overnight closures Sunday through Thursday evenings, approximately 30-minute evening shutdowns, and 30-minute Friday night shutdowns.
The project is currently in Phase 4, the final stage of work to convert the narrow, winding stretch of road into a modern four-lane highway. It’s part of a larger $837 million project underway to upgrade Highway 1 between Kamloops and Alberta.
Phase 4 includes a 4.8 km stretch of Highway 1 between the previously completed Phase 3 West Golden Hill to West Portal) and Phase 1 (Yoho Bridge) sections. The project will realign 13 curves, reduce rockfall and avalanche hazards and add fencing to protect wildlife.
It is expected to be completed in the winter of 2023-24.
Photo: BC Transportation
Phase 4 of the project is due to be completed in the winter of 2023-24
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