B.C. highway closed again by mudslide, another closed for avalanche control

An empty stretch of Highway 99 near Lillooet, B.C., is seen in a still image from DriveBC web cam.

Drivers continue to be at the mercy of the elements as major routes through B.C. are impacted by avalanche risk and a mudslide.

The Ministry of Transportation is reminding those who rely on Highway 1 that a stretch between Golden and Yoho National Park will be closed between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. MT on Friday, or 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. PT.

This is a planned closure to allow for avalanche control efforts, and follows the announcement of an avalanche warning in the area, as well as elsewhere in B.C. 

Not planned is a closure of Highway 99 in both directions at Davis Road in Lillooet, where crews have been brought in due to another mudslide.

The highway was also closed Thursday due to a mudslide by Lillooet, but was able to reopen to a single lane of alternating traffic by about 2:30 p.m., according to a local road maintenance crew.

That slide was about 25 kilometres south of Lillooet, according to Dawson Road Maintenance, a company that also reported a avalanche north of the same community Thursday.

Another part of the highway was also closed Friday between Lil'wat Place and Seton Lake Road for avalanche control work.