Update 12:37 p.m.
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Drive BC announced via a Twitter post at 8:49 a.m. that Highway 1 was declared open west of Salmon Arm in Tappen after previous vehicle incident.
OPEN – #BCHwy1 is open west of #SalmonArm in Tappen after previous vehicle incident. Please drive with care.
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) October 11, 2019
Update 9 a.m.
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Andrea Kathrein, manager of transportation for School District 83, said the biggest delay was for students headed to high school from the Tappen area. Buses were able to take a detour and have since delivered the students to school.
“Only places that were affected really negatively were Kirkpatrick Road and Ford Road and the Tappen subdivision,” Kathrein said. Parents in these areas had to make other arrangements altogether as the buses couldn’t reach them.
The Ministry of Transportation told Kathrein that the ministry hopes to have the road cleared by 10:30 a.m. and single lane traffic flowing even earlier.
There is a detour open via Tappen Notch Hill Road.
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A vehicle crash has shut down Highway 1 in both directions a few kilometres north of Tappen Friday morning.
Emergency crews responded to the crash between White Creek Frontage and Ford Rd. just after 6 a.m. where they are still assessing the scene.
More than two kilometres of the highway was closed. Traffic is now being detoured via Highway 97 and Highway 97A.
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