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Landslide shuts down Highway 99 between Lillooet and Pemberton

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 06 Aug, 2024 01:27 PM

A landslide has forced the closure of a large stretch of Highway 99 north of Pemberton, B.C.

Drive BC, the provincial travel information site, says the highway is closed in both directions between Rancheree Road and Seton Lake Road for more than 80 kilometres due to the slide.

⛔️ REMINDER - #BCHwy99 is CLOSED in both directions between #Pemberton to #Lillooet due to a landslide. No detour is available. Next update at approximately 11 AM tomorrow.#SeaToSky #Whistler #Lytton #CacheCreek

ℹ️ For more info:https://t.co/PaPbpfzEZo
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) August 6, 2024

No detours are available and a geotechnical investigation is underway to determine the cause.

It's unclear how severe the landslide is, but the BC Highway Patrol says there were no injuries when debris washed over the road.

The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District is urging drivers to avoid the area and check with Drive BC for updates.

Landslides have happened in the area before, including in November 2021 when five people were killed in a slide as a series of atmospheric rivers rolled over southern B.C.

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