HWY 1 Golden East Closure Sched. 3/29 - 5/14

Major Highway 1 closures to begin near Golden

Road to close entirely between April 12 and May 14, 2021

The lengthy closures for road upgrades on Highway 1 near Golden will begin March 29.

From then until April 9, there will be 2-hour evening closures from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m, and overnight closures from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. There will be single alternating traffic from Mondays to Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.


However, the highway will be fully open during Easter weekend from April 1 noon to April 6 noon.

Extended 24-hour closures begin April 12 until May 14. During that time the road will be completely closed, except those who use the highway for their daily commute will be permitted to pass through, such as the school bus.

Traffic will be re-routed along Hwy 93 and 95, through Radium.

The Kicking Horse Canyon Project will see Highway 1 redesigned and expanded on a 4.8 km section of road, just outside Golden. Currently, the highway in this area is wedged next to crumbling cliffs and frequently susceptible to rockfall avalanches and car crashes. There are also multiple tight corners.

The project is expected to be finished by 2023 at a cost of $601 million.

Minor closures can be expected this summer, with single lane closures for up to two hours. The 24-hour closures should return next fall.

 

Golden to Radium was fine in January when I was over it. Also it looks like they are trying to minimize confusion right at Radium junction.
What used to be a four way stop is now a circle, for improved flow.

The biggest issues that I can see coming, will be up the grade past the hot springs,
Then the twisties and grade to pull for the next ten Km's.

 

We are really relative infants with traffic circles in this country. The first one's I recall seeing were in Edmonton probably at least forty years ago. They were thought of as being pretty strange and not seen anywhere else here in the west that I know of. Now they are a planners go to choice whenever possible.

The European's are well practiced with them. You better pay attention, they pass, change lanes and spit out the wanted exit effortlessly.

 

Think I remember you talking about the coast. You will know about the one at Lickman Rd. exit in Chilliwack. They didn't use a lot of realestate and you have to do a 180 to get back over to all the truck facilities.

This is an example of a place where, I just eliminate any four wheeler opportunity to squeeze in. Come off the highway and just start into the circle occupying most of both lanes. They understand very well and don't bother trying.

Have had pickups there where I have had to go straight through to get south on Lickman. Again just take all the space, watch the mirrors and eliminate the worry.