Long road ahead for B.C. as repairs to Coquihalla Highway, main route between Vancouver and Kamloops, get under way

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Long road ahead for B.C. as repairs to Coquihalla Highway get under way

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British Columbians got a sobering assessment Thursday of the immensity of the repairs needed to the Coquihalla Highway as the province’s Transportation Minister explained it will be two months before the crucially important artery allows a slow stream of trucks to return.

Despite the need to demolish and replace a number of bridges with temporary structures, the minister said the province is “reasonably optimistic” that all repairs can be completed by late January so that commercial traffic can once again flow through the Coast Mountains.

Routine rainfall may cause already swollen rivers to rise to dangerous heights, and he urged residents to prepare for evacuations and watch for updates. This newly reopened section is not subject to an essential-travel order, but the government is asking people to stay off Highway 1 through Abbotsford unless travel is necessary, adding that reduced speed limits will be in effect, so drivers can expect slow traffic.

“The two things that surprised me were the extent of it – that huge cluster of damage that happened in the northern part of the canyon – and then the size of some of those cuts,” Dr. Venditti said.

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