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By Mike Vanden Bosch

Highway 1 closures in Fraser Canyon

Highway 1 through Fraser Canyon to face intermittent closures this week, early next week

May 27, 2025 | 10:58 AM

FRASER CANYON — The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit says three overnight closures of Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon are set to occur over the next six days.

According to a news release, motorists are advised of three overnight closures of Highway 1 between Lytton and Spences Bridge to facilitate construction of the new bridge over the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) railway.

The province says the closures are necessary to facilitate the placement of girders and concrete panels.

More specifically, Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon will be closed in both directions from 7 p.m. until 5 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, Thursday, May 29, and Tuesday, June 3, 2025. During the stoppage, Highway 1 will be closed at the junctures with highways 8 and 12, and vehicles will not be allowed through.

Checkpoints will be set up at Lytton and Spences Bridge to provide travellers with information about alternative routes. The Ministry of Transportation and Transit will work directly with emergency services to facilitate access through the site during these times.

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The Gladwin area and Nicomen River Road will remain accessible to local traffic. All other traffic will be detoured via Highway 12 and Highway 5, with traffic-control guidance provided through portable message boards in Lillooet and Ashcroft.

Drivers travelling between the Interior and Lower Mainland can take Highway 3 or Highway 5 as alternative routes.