Highway 16 Now REOPENED between Exstew and Shames Mountain due to rockslide

Highway 16 is Closed west of Terrace owing to a rock slide
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Update 9:30 AM

Drive BC has announced that Highway 16 has reopened between Terrace and Prince Rupert, but to expect delays through the area of the Rock Slide from Extsew to Shames

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The only road corridor between Terrace and Prince Rupert is CLOSED once again, with Drive BC reporting of another rockslide along Highway 16, this one located in an area between Exstew and Shames Mountain., approximately 23 kilometres west of Terrace.

The incident which took place in the overnight period was first reported just before 6AM

The update from the Ministry of Transportation from 8AM had no new details to share, with the next update on the situation to come at 9AM.

Drive BC Camera at Kasisk shows no
volume of traffic after the Road Closure on Highway 16

You can follow the Drive BC twitter feed and website for future notes on the situation.

Late last month a large volume of rocks was deposited on the highway near Exchamsiks.

More on past road situations can be explored through our archive page.