Driving to BC. Which route now?

[LUDELVR]

With the floods taking out highway 1 by Canmore, what's the next best route to take toward BC? Heading out there this weekend and I don't think the usual route is possible.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

I heard you can get through Canmore/Banff now? If not I'm gonna have to take an extra 250km detour north on Thursday.

[AndyL]

masked was asking yesterday - basically you've got the choice of hwy 3 through the crowsnest... Which also has damage.

Or detour up through rocky mountain house to hwy 11 to the icefields parkway (ie halfway to jasper)

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by AndyL
masked was asking yesterday - basically you've got the choice of hwy 3 through the crowsnest... Which also has damage.

Or detour up through rocky mountain house to hwy 11 to the icefields parkway (ie halfway to jasper)

That's what I'm thinking. Wife is coming home from BC this weekend. I think this is the best route: http://goo.gl/maps/A5Qu0

Difference of 3 more hours on top of the traditional route.

*edit*; Shit...looks like that route is only good Westbound. Hwy 93 Northbound is closed to passenger traffic. Wonder why southbound is open, but not North.

[AndyL]

http://www.bchighway.com/report/kootenay.shtml

Highway 93 Both directions Highway 93 between Radium and Castle Junction is open to passenger vehicles and buses only. This road remains closed to commercial vehicles. Updated on Tue Jun 25 at 5:27 am PDT. (ID# 153225)

HWY 93 North from Lake Louise OPEN

TRAFFIC EVENT Updated On: Monday, June 24, 2013, at 12:28
Hwy 93 is now open from Lake Louise north to Saskatchewan Crossing. Commercial traffic will be allowed by permit only.

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by AndyL
http://www.bchighway.com/report/kootenay.shtml

Ohhhh I get it now lol. The 511 site didn't make it clear. Awesome. Thanks Andy.

[AndyL]

yeah, I had to check bcaa, ama, bchighways 511, a jasper and a banff forum to get the full picture... none of them alone has the answer...

noteably 93 from hwy 3 to radium has an assload of issues...

[spikerS]

are there any early estimates yet of when the TC will be repaired and open to traffic between Calgary and Banff?

also, any reports on the condition of highway 40 is?

[AndyL]

40/940/FTR - has multiple closures/washouts. No details recently posted that I see...



Highway 40

Details
Flooding or Washout
road closed
starting 2013-06-20
Activity Information
Highway 40 from Highway 1 up through Kananaskis is closed due to flooding.
Last Update
Thu Jun 20 2013 at 06:13 PM MDT

[Boosted131]

Can I make it to Invermere this weekend ?

[spikerS]

Originally posted by Boosted131
Can I make it to Invermere this weekend ?

looks like it, but be prepared to double your travel times.

[Mixalot27]

Delta Kananaskis website says they are not taking any reservations until July 2 so perhaps as of now that is the estimated date for Highway 40 to be open to that point?

[Boosted131]

Originally posted by spikers


looks like it, but be prepared to double your travel times.

Why what is wrong with the road now? Don't feel like going if it's a 6 hour drive!

[LUDELVR]

Well I'm actually trying to get to seattle and was going to get there through BC but is there another way anyone can suggest to get to seattle?

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by LUDELVR
Well I'm actually trying to get to seattle and was going to get there through BC but is there another way anyone can suggest to get to seattle?

Highway #2 south, then the I-90. You have to pay to go through Glacier National park, but it's faster than going around.

[eglove]

Originally posted by LUDELVR
Well I'm actually trying to get to seattle and was going to get there through BC but is there another way anyone can suggest to get to seattle?

down south to the states and go west

[revelations]

Originally posted by spikers
are there any early estimates yet of when the TC will be repaired and open to traffic between Calgary and Banff?

also, any reports on the condition of highway 40 is?

According to the Banff National park, they are "planning" on having the TCH open for the "long weekend" ... so could be as late as Monday or Saturday AM

Finally news, took them long enough. Could have at least said "AT LEAST A WEEK".

[Team_Mclaren]

^^ They were going to open TCH on Monday at 8:00am, then changed it to indefinite.

I took highway 93 north --> rocky mountain house --> red deer back from Vancouver last night. Took approximately 3 hours extra.

[revelations]

Originally posted by Team_Mclaren
^^ They were going to open TCH on Monday at 8:00am, then changed it to indefinite.

I took highway 93 north --> rocky mountain house --> red deer back from Vancouver last night. Took approximately 3 hours extra.

This is from the Banff NP twitter today at about 5pm :

"Our goal is to open Hwy 1 through the park for the long weekend. "

[CRXguy]

Originally posted by Team_Mclaren
^^ They were going to open TCH on Monday at 8:00am, then changed it to indefinite.

I took highway 93 north --> rocky mountain house --> red deer back from Vancouver last night. Took approximately 3 hours extra.

Did you notice a lot of deers on the highway? Was there a lot of cars/trucks? Guess I'm leaving early tomorrow.