Trans Canada near Chase closed for geotechnical work

UPDATE (10 a.m.): Highway 1 west of Chase has reopened.

UPDATE ( Feb. 9 at 6 a.m.): DriveBC says the stretch of Highway 1 west of Chase remains closed. Another update is due at 9 a.m.

EARLIER: CHASE, B.C. — A stretch of Highway 1 near Chase has been closed.

Drive BC reports a 4.6 kilometre section of the highway was closed Wednesday, Feb. 8, between Shuswap-Chase Creek Road and Shuswap Avenue for a geotechnical investigation.