The Trans Canada Highway in Burnaby is inaccessible this afternoon due to a trailer vehicle fire.
According to the Ministry of Transportation, the vehicle fire occurred on the eastbound lanes near the Douglas Road overpass. If possible, drivers are being asked to exit Highway 1 and use Lougheed Highway as their alternate route.
The incident began just after 2:30 p.m. Expect major delays.
- UPDATE at 3:50 p.m.: Westbound lane traffic is beginning to flow again and two eastbound lanes have reopened. Delays are expected to continue into the early evening due to the backlog.
More on this as it develops…
Image: Dan Rickard / Submitted
Correction: #BCHWY1 EB at #DouglasRoad Overpass. Vehicle Fire. Road CLOSED. Use Alternate Route
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) June 28, 2015
Stuck on highway 1… apparently a RV fire. Why did I drink all that coffee….gah #vancouver. pic.twitter.com/tR3TJnD45x
— Phoenix Lam-Phipps (@PhoeLam) June 28, 2015
@NEWS1130Traffic highway 1 east bound pic.twitter.com/arJYwe6xd1
— nav sekhon (@navsekhon100) June 28, 2015
@NEWS1130Radio on highway 1 before the Canada way exit. pic.twitter.com/rgdRLz5hF0
— Cooper [PB] Heibloem (@coopergiraffe) June 28, 2015