National

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.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Dalhousie Student Union Says Women Of Colour Are Under Attack, Issues 10 Demands

Masuma Khan, a Muslim student leader who wears a hijab, and Kati George-Jim, an Indigenous student and member of Dalhousie's board of governors, have both been involved in high-profile disputes with the university's administration.

Dalhousie Student Union Says Women Of Colour Are Under Attack, Issues 10 Demands

Canada To Admit 340,000 Immigrants A Year By 2020 Under New Three-Year Plan

OTTAWA — The federal government sought Wednesday to introduce more stability into Canada's immigration system by introducing a plan that sets out a gradual rise in admissions over the next three years.

Canada To Admit 340,000 Immigrants A Year By 2020 Under New Three-Year Plan

Ballet Victoria Cuts Ties With Choreographer Facing Nude Photo Allegations

VANCOUVER — Ballet Victoria has cut ties with a choreographer after renewed media attention to allegations that he took nude photographs of underage dancers in the 1980s and 1990s.

Ballet Victoria Cuts Ties With Choreographer Facing Nude Photo Allegations

Remains Found On B.C. Farm Property Identified As Missing Woman Traci Genereaux

SALMON ARM , B.C. — Human remains found at a farm where RCMP have been conducting extensive searches have been identified as those of one of several women who have gone missing in British Columbia's north Okanagan.

Remains Found On B.C. Farm Property Identified As Missing Woman Traci Genereaux

US Won't Tolerate Pakistan Providing Safe Havens To Terrorists: Nikki Haley

"America's overriding interest in Afghanistan and throughout South Asia are to eliminate the terrorist safe havens that threaten US and to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists," Nikki Haley said.

US Won't Tolerate Pakistan Providing Safe Havens To Terrorists: Nikki Haley

After 10 Years In US Prison, Indian Man Rearrested Over Threat To Public Safety

Jerald Peter Dsouza was arrested after he was released from a private jail where he served sentence for using the internet to induce a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.