UPDATE: 11:09 a.m. Saturday, June 1
Highway 5A has been fully reopened after a semi-trailer carrying lumber flipped south of Kamloops on May 31, near Beresford Road.
Road maintenance company Argo Roads tweeted that the road was fully open around 10 p.m. on Friday night.
#BCHwy5A near Beresford Rd. is now fully open. https://t.co/y5ScrjwbNY
— Argo Roads Thompson (@Argo_Thompson) June 1, 2019
A B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure representative said further details on the incident are not available at this time.
ORIGINAL STORY: 3:04 p.m. Friday, May 31
Highway 5A is down to single-lane alternating traffic on May 31 after a semi-trailer carrying lumber flipped on the road.
DriveBC tweeted around 1 p.m. on Friday that a trailer flipped about 10 kilometres south of Kamloops, near Beresford Road.
The DriveBC map also showed that traffic has been impacted for 3.5 kilometres between Campbell Creek Road and Separation Road.
OPEN – #BCHwy5A is single lane alternating traffic near Beresford Rd. Flipped semi with lumber debris on the road. Crews are on scene, watch for traffic control. #Kamloops
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) May 31, 2019
The small stretch of highway was fully closed temporarily, but has partially reopened after crews arrived at the scene.
Drivers should watch for traffic control.
CLOSED – #BCHwy5A near Beresford Rd. Flipped semi with lumber debris on the road. Crews are enroute. #Kamloops
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) May 31, 2019
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