Four separate slides continue to close the Coquihalla, Hwy. 1 and Hwy. 7, just-north east of the Lower Mainland.
The Coquihalla is closed in both directions between Hope and Merritt, with the mudslide that caused the closure between Exit 202 and Exit 217, about eight kilometres south of the Great Bear Rainshed.
There is also a slide on Highway 1 near Popkum, which is why the highway is closed at Annis Road. Drivers heading east to Hope will need to detour to Yale Road and through Rosedale to the Lougheed Highway.
An earlier slide that closed Highway 1 north of Yale has reopened, according to DriveBC. However, heavy precipitation is continuing to make roads in the are dangeous.
OPEN – #BCHwy1 at #YaleBC after earlier mudslide. Expect delays due to congestion. #HopeBC #FraserCanyon #Lytton
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) November 15, 2021
Highway 7 is closed at Ruby Creek, between Hope and Agassiz, due to a rockslide. Emergency scanner traffic indicates emergency personnel are on scene of multiple vehicles being washed off the road.
Popkum Fire Department has been dispatched to the scene of a rockslide to an RV Park for unknown injuries or entrapment along Bridal Falls Road.
Kent-Harrison Search and Rescue volunteers are being evacuated by boat from the scene of the Rockwell Drive landslide after two trucks were trapped.
UPDATE – #BCHwy7 Closed at Ruby Creek due to a mudslide. Assessment in progress. Expect major delays. #HopeBC #Agassiz #Lougheed #FraserValley https://t.co/SDJavmAAat
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) November 15, 2021
For the Coquihalla closure, Highway 3 is the alternate route.
There is currently no estimated reopening time for any of the routes.
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