Rock slide disrupts highway travel in southeastern B.C.

B.C.'s Ministry of Transportation says arock slide thatforced the closure of a highway in southeastern B.C. has now been cleared enough to allow alternating, single-lane traffic through.

Highway 93, running north ofCranbrook, wasclosed on Thursday morning, with photos posted to DriveBC's Twitter account showing large boulders strewn across the highway.

An assessment of the situation continues in a stretch of highwayabout 100 kmnorth ofCranbrook, B.C., called theDutch Creek Hoodoos.

Crews carried out geotechnical surveysto determinethe area's stability, said road maintenance companyMainroad.

An update by DriveBCThursday afternoon said single-lane traffic was able to pass the site of the slide, but motorists were asked to drive carefully and expect heavy delays.

There is still no word on whether anyone was injured, or what might have caused the slide.