On Friday, Highway 16 through Jasper will reopen to all traffic during daylight hours while Highway 93 will reopen from Saskatchewan Crossing to the Columbia Icefield.
and shut down one of the main commercial traffic routes connecting Alberta to B.C., the highway is set to reopen.The Yellowhead will open to all east and westbound traffic daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. MT, and the times will apply to commercial traffic as well.
The opening is only for Highway 16/the Yellowhead and not Highway 93 near Jasper or other roadways throughout the park, which remain closed to all non-incident traffic.Parts of the Highway 93 Icefields Parkway will also reopen this week, however not all the way north to the town of Jasper. Beginning Aug. 9, Parks Canada said the Icefields Parkway will allow traffic between Lake Louise and the Athabasca Glacier area of the Columbia Icefield.Public access on the highway will be extended from Saskatchewan River Crossing to about 50 kilometres north of there to the Icefield Centre.
The Icefields Parkway and the remainder of Jasper National Park remain closed between the Athabasca Glacier area and the town of Jasper. The highway is only accessible from the south via Highway 11 or Highway 1.All campgrounds and trails in Jasper National Park remain closed, including those along Highway 93, however Banff National Park day-use areas and trails along the southern stretch of the highway are now open to all visitors, except for Nigel Creek Trail.
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