Rock blasting debris shut down the only highway connecting the Tofino-Ucluelet region to the rest of Vancouver Island for the third time in two weeks Tuesday afternoon.
UPDATE – #BCHwy4 CLOSED at Kennedy Hill construction project between #PortAlberni and the #TofinoBC and #UclueletBC junction due to debris flow. Estimated time of opening is 3pm. Next update 1pm. #VanIsle
For more information: https://t.co/zAkutxxWhh— DriveBC (@DriveBC) May 19, 2020
DriveBC reported the closure around noon on Tuesday, May 19, and it reopened around 4 p.m.
OPEN – #BCHwy4 at Kennedy Hill #PortAlberni #TofinoBC #VanIsle
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) May 19, 2020
The blasting is being done as part of the provincial and federal government’s joint $38 million Kennedy Hill Safety Improvements project.
Similar blasting incidents recently shut the highway down for several hours on May 8 and again on May 11.
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