UPDATE: DriveBC reports at 12:30 p.m. that the road remains closed and the next update is expected at 4 p.m.

Highway 93/95 is currently closed due to a rockslide between Dutch Creek Road and Westside Road at Fairmont Hot Springs (along the Hoodoos).

Drivers are asked to watch for traffic control and an assessment in progress.

DriveBC reports the road will be closed indefinitely until a geo technical assessment can be completed.

No detour is available.

An update is anticipated on DriveBC around noon (Dec. 5).

Lead image: Rock slide cleanup being performed by Mainroad East Kootenay Contracting Ltd. continues. Mainroad photo

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