Anyone planning to drive the Fraser Canyon Thursday will need to take a different route, as Highway 1 will be closed in both directions overnight.
In a tweet Monday, Emil Anderson Construction stated that the highway will be closed at Spuzzum Bridge from Thursday, Oct. 22 on 10 p.m. to Friday, Oct. 23 at 6 a.m. The highway will close in both direction to allow bridge maintenance work.
Drive BC stated the closure will be from Spuzzum Creek Rd. to Anderson River Mainline, circa 18 kilometres north of Yale.
Only emergency vehicles will be allowed through.
⚠️Heads-up #FraserCanyon motorists, #BCHwy1 will be CLOSED at Spuzzum Bridge (in both directions) from Thurs Oct 22 at 10 PM to Fri Oct 23, 2020 at 6 AM for bridge maintenance work.
— Emil Anderson Maintenance | Fraser Valley (@EAMOperations) October 19, 2020
Emergency vehicle access only. #ShiftIntoWinter#Spuzzum #BostonBar #YaleBC @FVRD1 @YRBNicola pic.twitter.com/bP199PDIXK
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