Update, Friday, Jan. 24, 4:45 p.m.
Drive BC reports avalanche debris has been cleared from Highway 1 near Chase.
OPEN – #BCHwy1 – Highway is now open East of #ChaseBC at the bottom of Chase Hill from debris removal.
Watch for traffic control in the area. #Kamloops— Drive BC (@DriveBC) January 25, 2020
Original story:
Highway 1 is closed in both directions east of Chase due to avalanche danger.
DriveBC is reporting a slope assessment to be underway at the bottom of Chase Hill.
The avalanche danger is reportedly between Shuswap Avenue and the Trans-Canada Highway frontage road, 1 km east of Chase.
Emergency vehicles is the only traffic allowed through the area.
The estimated time of reopening is not known.
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