Road crews are mopping up after flooding closed Highway 16 east of Jasper, creating a waterfall that gushed over the pavement and into the ditch. The highway, part of the Trans-Canada Highway system, was closed 10 kilometres northeast of the Jasper townsite for a couple of hours early Thursday, stalling commuters and other travellers. As of 12:45 p.m., the highway remained closed to traffic in both directions as repair work began. Trees were down," Kepper said an interview around 10 a.m."Last year we had three weeks of straight rain in Jasper and I never saw the road like that. Parks Canada spokesperson Steve Young said the washout was caused by days of heavy rain.

Source: CBC News July 02, 2020 16:56 UTC