Highway 1 Opened Following Slide
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Traffic is moving again along a busy stretch of Highway 1 between Vancouver and the southern Interior, but officials say crews still need more time before the road can be fully reopened following a series of mudslides.
The Transportation Ministry says the westbound lanes of Highway 1 have been cleared of debris and single-lane traffic is getting by in either direction, but the eastbound lanes are expected to stay closed until tomorrow.
The ministry says three slides on Thursday morning brought an estimated 17-thousand cubic metres of sludge and debris down on to the highway in the eastern Fraser Valley, about 120 kilometres east of Vancouver.
Debris was five metres deep in some areas and heavy equipment such as excavators, dump trucks, front-end loaders and a bulldozer are being used to clear away the mess.
