Overnight closure of Highway 1 at Tank Hill scheduled for September 14, 2025

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The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT) will be implementing an overnight closure on Highway 1 at the Tank Hill site, located 14km east of Lytton, BC., to accommodate final paving on site. 

The overnight closure will be for 8 hours as follows:

  • Sunday, September 14, 2025: 11:00PM to Monday, September 15, 2025: 7:00AM (PST) 

During the closure periods, closures will be in place at the intersections of Highway 1 & 12 and Highway 1 & 8. Checkpoints in Lytton and Spences Bridge will be maintained to provide travelers with information about their options. All other traffic will be detoured via Highway 12 and Highway 5, with guidance provided through portable message boards, dynamic message signs (DMS) in Lillooet and Ashcroft, and real-time updates on DriveBC

Drivers traveling between the Interior and the Lower Mainland are encouraged to use Highway 3 or Highway 5 as alternative routes. 

Local traffic will still have access to the Gladwin Area and Nicomen River Road. Emergency vehicles will be provided access throughout the planned closure.

Read the closure notice