Commuters travelling between the Tofino-Ucluelet region and the rest of Vancouver Island are stuck on either side of Hwy. 4 as debris is blocking the road in both directions. (Westerly File photo)

Commuters travelling between the Tofino-Ucluelet region and the rest of Vancouver Island are stuck on either side of Hwy. 4 as debris is blocking the road in both directions. (Westerly File photo)

Debris shuts down highway in and out of Tofino-Ucluelet region

Highway 4 expected to be closed until around 4 p.m. Friday.

The highway that connects the Tofino-Ucluelet region to the rest of Vancouver Island will be closed in both directions until around 4 p.m. today, according to DriveBC.

The road closure is being blamed on debris blocking the roadway within the Kennedy Hill Safety Improvement project’s construction zone.

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