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Rockslide closes Highway 5 south of Barriere

Road now open
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Approximately 30 tractor-trailer units sitting on the frontage road at the Louis Creek Industrial Park waiting for word that Highway 5 has opened after a rock slide south of Louis Creek closed the highway this morning. Jill Hayward photo

A rockslide reported on Highway 5 between Pinegrove Road and Clough Road about 11 km south of Barriere earlier today had closed the road, but the highway is now open.

#BCHwy5 Reports of rocks on the road 5km south of #BarriereBC affecting both directions. Crews en route, assessment in progress. Expect delays.

— DriveBC TOK (@DriveBC_TOK) April 4, 2019

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