Highway 93 has reopened between Radium Hot Springs and the B.C.-Alberta border.
Parks Canada initially closed the highway in both directions on Aug.2 due to smoke from the Verdant Creek wildfire burning in Kootenay National Park.
The wildfire is now approximately 11,000 hectares – more than double the size it was on Aug. 1.
"A shift in wind direction on August 1 permitted Parks Canada fire management crews to carry out direct fire suppression work on the northern side of the fire using air and ground crews. Parks Canada will continue to directly suppress the northern side of the fire as weather permits," Parks Canada said in a press release.
Sunshine Village Ski Resort remains closed to guests so Park can use it as a staging area to help fight the fire.
The fire was first detected on July 14 following a lightning storm.
A fire ban remains in effect for all the mountain national parks, including Jasper.
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