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Efforts To Reopen Highway 1 Through B.C.'s Fraser Valley Still On Track

Darpan News Desk IANS, 24 Nov, 2017 01:43 PM

VANCOUVER — Clean-up efforts continue in British Columbia's eastern Fraser Valley as crews work to reopen Highway 1 after sludge and debris covered the route early Thursday.

The Transportation Ministry expects traffic will be rolling again this afternoon on the westbound lanes of the route, about 120 kilometres east of Vancouver.

The DriveBC website, which releases road information for the ministry, estimates it will be Saturday afternoon before the eastbound lanes of the highway can be reopened.

Aerial Video Footage: A look down at the work to clean up #BCHwy1 mudslide between #BridalFalls and #HopeBC. Watch: https://t.co/WzqmGUqFMr
— BC Transportation (@TranBC) November 24, 2017

Geotechnical engineers were called in to assess the stability of the slope above the highway and completed their review on Thursday, allowing crews with heavy equipment to begin clearing away a large amount of debris.

A detour remains in effect via highways 9 and 7 but travellers were reporting significant delays.

Mudslide cleanup continues on #BCHwy1 west of #HopeBC. Highway remains closed. @DriveBC for detours and updates: https://t.co/glQKUwQcpm #Chilliwack pic.twitter.com/H9ELYXn0GT
— BC Transportation (@TranBC) November 24, 2017

The slides occurred after recent heavy snowfall and drenching rain, followed by unseasonable warmth, swelling area waterways.

The River Forecast Centre is maintaining high stream-flow advisories for much of the southern B.C. coast, including the Chilliwack and Coquihalla rivers and their tributaries in the Fraser Valley.

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