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Airboy Aug 16, 2021 2:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dmuzika (Post 9366255)
This is a little off topic, but in light of the wildfire situation, is it possible (or recommended) to drive through the Interior? Basically traveling from Alberta to the Lower Mainland. I just noticed the Coquhalla is closed between Merritt and Hope and there are other fires near Sicamous and Three Valley.

Highway 1 through the Fraser canyon is also closed due to a rock slide. Only road to the coast open is Highway 3.

DKaz Aug 16, 2021 5:53 PM

You can turn off onto Hwy 99 from Hwy 1 and get to Vancouver via Whistler.

Airboy Aug 16, 2021 9:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DKaz (Post 9366716)
You can turn off onto Hwy 99 from Hwy 1 and get to Vancouver via Whistler.

I would just check the BC wildfire site, see whats open and closed. with the way everyting is right now the Coke could be reopened.

Denscity Aug 17, 2021 3:47 AM

Highway 3 Manning Park also has a fire although no closure yet.

Airboy Aug 17, 2021 2:39 PM

Was planning on a trip to Prince Rupert in early Sept. Should be ok but.....

DoubleK Aug 18, 2021 7:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Airboy (Post 9366466)
Highway 1 through the Fraser canyon is also closed due to a rock slide. Only road to the coast open is Highway 3.

Coq is open again.

Airboy Aug 18, 2021 7:00 PM

heres the latest.

100 Mile House Area (Flat Lake Fire)

CLOSED: Dog Creek Road (from Meadow Lake Road to Gustafson-Dog Creek FSR)
Kamloops (Sparks Lake fires, Young Lake Fire)

CLOSED:
Deadman Vidette Road
Tunkwa Lake Road between Highway 1 and 2 km south of Tunkwa Lake Provincial Park
Ashcroft/Logan Lake area (Tremont Creek Fire)

CLOSED:
Highway 97C at Highland Valley eastbound at junction of Tunkwa Lake Rd
Highway 97C Mamit Lake northbound at Foley Rd
Highway 97D at Paska Lake Rd
Anglesey Ranch Road
Barclay Road
Bass St
Central Ave
Collins St
Evans Road
Newbold Road
Railroad Ave
Princeton (Garrison Lake Fire)

TRAVEL ADVISORY: Highway 3 OPEN between Manning Park Resort and Frontage Rd for 64.7 km (64 km east of Hope to Princeton). Limited visibility with smoke.
Merritt area (July Mountain fire/Brook Creek Fire have merged)

OPEN: Highway 5 (Coquihalla) between Hope and Merritt
CLOSED: Coldwater Road access from Highway 5 (Coquihalla) to Brookmere
Lillooet area (McKay Creek Fire)

TRAVEL ADVISORY: Road 40 (Lillooet-Pioneer Road) OPEN between Mission Mountain Rd and Moha Rd for 29.9 km and has limited visibility with smoke due to wildfire. Essential travel only. Road may close without notice to support wild fire operations.
Lytton area (Lytton Creek Fire)

CLOSED: Highway 8 at Clapperton and in Lower Nicola at Willgoose Road
Westwold, Kelowna / Westside (White Rock Lake Fire)

CLOSED:
Westside Rd (from Highway 97 to La Casa)
Douglas Lake Rd
OPEN:
Robbins Range Rd (between Campbell Range Rd and Hwy 97)
Chase-Falkland Rd
Barnhartvale Rd (from 1km west of Bobbins Range Rd to Hwy 97)
Okanagan Falls (Thomas Creek Fire)

CLOSED: Allendale Lake Road
Osoyoos, South Okanagan (Inkaneep/Nk’Mip Fire)

CLOSED: McKinney Road in Oliver Area (gravel section only)

DoubleK Sep 3, 2021 3:25 PM

Fall closure schedule for Kicking Horse Phase 4 has been finalized.

Highlights:

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The traffic management strategy is designed to minimize and mitigate traffic disruptions while allowing the work to proceed safely and on schedule:

Labour Day weekend: the canyon will be fully open day and night.

Until Sept. 15: daytime travel through the canyon will continue to be uninterrupted with rare exceptions. Evening half-hour stoppages due to single-lane alternating traffic and overnight closures will continue. During any overnight closures, Trans-Canada Highway traffic will be diverted to the alternative route of highways 93 and 95 through Radium Hot Springs.

Sept. 15: daytime stoppages of up to half an hour due to single-lane

Until Sept. 15: daytime travel through the canyon will continue to be uninterrupted with rare exceptions. Evening half-hour stoppages due to single-lane alternating traffic and overnight closures will continue. During any overnight closures, Trans-Canada Highway traffic will be diverted to the alternative route of highways 93 and 95 through Radium Hot Springs.

Sept. 15: daytime stoppages of up to half an hour due to single-lane alternating traffic will be added between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Sept. 20 (noon) to Dec. 1 (6 a.m.): Kicking Horse Canyon Constructors will implement a multi-day, 24-hour, extended closure of the Trans-Canada Highway. Through traffic on Highway 1 between Golden to Castle Junction will be routed via highways 93 and 95, which will add up to 1.5 hours of travel time. Roadside signage will provide advance notification of the closure. Alternative routes will have signage.

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Exceptions to extended road closures:

Sept. 25-26: the multi-day 24-hour closure is suspended, but shorter-duration stoppages and overnight closures may apply.

Thanksgiving holiday long weekend: the highway will be fully open day and night.

A limited-access pass system established to allow local commuters and school buses to be escorted through the construction zone during two brief windows daily is now at or very near capacity. Information on the pass system is posted on the project website.

Dengler Avenue Sep 6, 2021 3:36 AM

Another fatal crash occurred east of Revelstoke. Condolences to the victim’s family and friends.
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So many fatal collisions have happened there. Which parts are the worst spots on that stretch??

DoubleK Sep 7, 2021 2:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue (Post 9388030)
Another fatal crash occurred east of Revelstoke. Condolences to the victim’s family and friends.
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So many fatal collisions have happened there. Which parts are the worst spots on that stretch??

Blaeberry is just west of Golden, maybe 10 km or so.

That part is not bad at all.

DoubleK Oct 6, 2021 2:35 PM

The fall closure for Kicking Horse Phase 4 is in effect until Dec 1.

Bobert Oct 22, 2021 3:30 AM

MoTI just put up a few pictures on their Flickr page. The first structures/girders are going in:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...71ec0d3e_b.jpg

Sheep Bridge Girder Installation by B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, on Flickr

craner Oct 22, 2021 6:59 PM

^So exciting !!
:banana:

Dengler Avenue Nov 15, 2021 2:39 AM

I’ve been wondering:
Why does Crowsnest Highway have 4 lanes in the middle of Manning Park? Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice, but the location seems random to me.
https://goo.gl/maps/wE14QQmVEC1pJcmt7
Above is the western limit of the 4 lanes, separate from those between Hope and west entrance to Manning Park.

Tvisforme Nov 15, 2021 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue (Post 9451012)
I’ve been wondering:
Why does Crowsnest Highway have 4 lanes in the middle of Manning Park? Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice, but the location seems random to me.
https://goo.gl/maps/wE14QQmVEC1pJcmt7
Above is the western limit of the 4 lanes, separate from those between Hope and west entrance to Manning Park.

I'm just speculating, but it could be that the terrain in that part of the park was easier to build in, as compared to the steeper terrain to the east and west. It also gives a nice long stretch for passing to help reduce lines that may have formed behind slower vehicles in the narrower hill sections.

Denscity Nov 16, 2021 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue (Post 9451012)
I’ve been wondering:
Why does Crowsnest Highway have 4 lanes in the middle of Manning Park? Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice, but the location seems random to me.
https://goo.gl/maps/wE14QQmVEC1pJcmt7
Above is the western limit of the 4 lanes, separate from those between Hope and west entrance to Manning Park.

I've often wondered that as well. I've taken that highway a hundred times to get between Castlegar and Vancouver.

Bobert Nov 20, 2021 4:30 AM

SO what does everyone think abou the current state of LML and southern interior highways?

I think from best condition to worst we're looking at:

1. Highway3
2. Highway99
3. Highway 1
4. Highway 5/8

I don't see how highway 5 and 8 are open until 2022/2023

Tvisforme Nov 20, 2021 5:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobert (Post 9456543)
SO what does everyone think abou the current state of LML and southern interior highways?

I think from best condition to worst we're looking at:

1. Highway3
2. Highway99
3. Highway 1
4. Highway 5/8

I don't see how highway 5 and 8 are open until 2022/2023

Yes, when a road is described as "Nicola River swallows Highway 8 west of Merritt" it may be a while before it is rebuilt!

Highway 8 (from TranBC via Castanet):

https://www.castanet.net/content/202...sf24._3082.jpg

splashflash Dec 4, 2021 2:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Denscity (Post 9451922)
I've often wondered that as well. I've taken that highway a hundred times to get between Castlegar and Vancouver.

It has been like that for a long time, since the early 80s, at least. That was before the Coquihalla was built and it handled more traffic. The stretches between the Tulameen and the Similkameen Rivers, Skagit Bluffs and west up to Rhodedendron Flats have difficult terrain. The last stretch to be improved was around Whipsaw Creek and before that from the Coquihalla to Hope Slide (1986). The four-laning from Sunshine Valley to the Manning Park entrance was done in the early 80s I believe. I can remember the highway twisting around boulders at the Hope Slide and graphiti on the rocks in the late 1970s.

The 4 lane stretches come in handy with other road closures occurring.

Airboy Jan 14, 2022 3:58 PM

Highway 1 finally reopens today from Lytton to Spences bridge.

https://www.tranbc.ca/wp-content/upl...4wnbsmZmz69fPM


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