TransCanada Highway reopens east of Calgary

Posted Aug 29, 2014 6:30 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The Labour Day long weekend didn’t start off too well for anyone trying to get to Calgary.

RCMP shut down the westbound lanes of the TransCanada Highway, seven kilometres east of Strathmore, after a single vehicle crash early Friday afternoon.

The crash ruptured a gas line running right beside the highway.

The westbound lanes were closed for five hours, while ATCO Gas and other emergency crews worked feverishly to get them reopened.

Eastbound lanes were also closed, but only for about 30 minutes before re-opening.

Traffic was re-routed onto Highway 21 North during the closure.

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