Soda Creek Road has been damaged and is closed due to a washout about 15 kilometres from Williams Lake as of Friday, April 24, confirm residents in the area.
Click here to see aerial footage of the washout areas filmed by Ron Young Friday.
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The Williams Lake cut off road is also damaged due to erosion at the bridge.
Residents in the area said a crew from CN Rail has been in the area all week trying to divert water and protect the train tracks, which are still in good shape at this point.
The Soda Creek Road area has had erosion/flooding troubles due since it was heavily impacted by the 2017 White Lake fire.
DriveBC has listed the following road closures due to flooding and washouts:
Central Cariboo
Beaver Valley Road at 6 km and 24 km/Choate Creek
Gravel Creek Road
Mission Road – 1.5 km southwest of Highway 97
Mile 108 Horsefly Road – washed out at 3 km at Moon Creek
Chilcotin-Newton Road
Redstone-Chezacut Road at the 40 km mark
Knoll Road
Huston Road
Detour available by pilot vehicle
Mountain House Road – closed at Hawkes Creek Bridge
Alternate access through both ends of road
Walker Road
Jacobson Road – closed at the 10 km mark due to washout
No alternate route
Pigeon Road – closed 100 m west of bridge
Detour available by pilot vehicle
Cave Road
Bells Lake Road – closed in 3 locations – at 3 km, 7.5 km and 10 km
Doyle Road
Bunting Lake
Valley Road (off Horsefly)
Anaham’s Meadow Road – at the 8 km mark near Alexis Creek
Newton-Whitewater
Knife Creek Road – at the 10 km and 13 km mark
Bayliff Road – at Chilko-Newton intersection
Stanchfield Road
Branch Drive – north end
Spokin Lake Road – closed at the 13 and 17 km marks
Likely Road – at Hawkes Creek
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