Highway 1 safety east of Revelstoke will be improved through a project to widen the Trans-Canada to four lanes between Jumping Creek and the MacDonald snowshed.

The Illecillewaet four-laning and brake-check project is completed, significantly improving safety for people who travel along this section of Highway 1.

Work has resumed on the Highway 1 Illecillewaet four-laning project following the winter shut down, with enhanced safety precautions in place for workers to minimize the potential spread of COVID-19.

A new rock fall fencing system is now in place to improve safety for people who are travelling along a technically challenging section of Highway 1 west of Revelstoke.

High risk of avalanche has closed the Trans-Canada Highway between Revelstoke and Golden, which will be closed with no detour until approximately 8 o'clock this evening.

The new maintenance contract has been awarded for Service Area 12 in the Southern Interior, with improved standards and better highway conditions for British Columbians year-round.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and the Japanese Canadian Legacy Project Committee have unveiled the final sign commemorating the 75th anniversary of Japanese Canadian internment during the Second World War.

British Columbians can expect shorter closures and delays on Highway 1, now that the Province has completed the avalanche-control system west of Revelstoke by installing five new remote avalanche-control stations.