All major highways between the Interior and the Lower Mainland remain closed.
The Ministry of Transportation and Transit closed the highways last night due to flooding, falling rock and debris, as well as avalanche hazards.
The Lower Mainland has received record-breaking amounts of rain over the last several days. Including 140 mm in Hope, 125 mm in Cultus Lake, and 103 mm in Agassiz, on direct routes of the Highway.
At this time, Drive BC has these major highway routes closed as of Wednesday, Dec 10:
- Highway 1 eastbound closed at Highway 9
- Highway 1 closed between Hope and Lytton
- Highway 3 closed between Hope and Princeton
- Highway 5 closed between Hope and Merritt
- Highway 7 is partially closed west of Hope (between Highway 9 and Ross Road) with single lane alternating traffic, expect delays
- Highway 8 is closed with local traffic only
- Highway 11 at the Sumas border crossing is closed to commercial traffic, open to local traffic only
- Highway 99 is closed between Mt. Currie and Lillooet.
Cariboo Motorists are able to take an alternate route through Highway 99 and Lilloet.
The Ministry cautions motorists not to travel to and from the Lower Mainland unless necessary.
At this time, the Ministry says there is no timeline for when the highways will reopen, as the situation and conditions are changing rapidly and are hard to predict.
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