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Motor vehicle collision closes all lanes of Highway 28 west of Redwater, Alberta

Reported by Alberta 511 Traffic Events

A motor vehicle collision closed all lanes of Highway 28 between Range Roads 230 and 231, west of Redwater. Emergency crews were responding, and drivers were advised to use alternate routes and expect delays.

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  • Affected location: Highway 28, west of Redwater
Welcome sign before the provincial border between British Columbia and Alberta at the rest area of the Trans-Canada Highway , Field, British Columbia, Canada The rest area with the welcome sign is assigned to the Kicking Horse Pass and thus to the Yoho National Park respectively to the village Field. The border between British Columbia and Alberta is about 100 meters behind the sign.
Illustrative image: Welcome sign before the provincial border between British Columbia and Alberta at the rest area of the Trans-Canada Highway , Field, British Columbia, Canada The rest area with the welcome sign is assigned to the Kicking Horse Pass and thus to the Yoho National Park respectively to the village Field. The border between British Columbia and Alberta is about 100 meters behind the sign. — Dietmar Rabich/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The full closure requires drivers on this highway segment to take alternate routes.

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Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
1/10
Global importance
1/10
Impact magnitude
3/10
Urgency
6/10

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