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Questions about the collection of information can be directed to the Manager of Corporate Web , Government Digital Experience Division. I consent. Skip to main content Skip to main navigation Skip to side navigation Accessibility Statement. Home Driving and transportation Driving and cycling Traveller Information. Section Navigation. Highway 37 Stewart-Cassiar. Officials said the route will take 45 minutes longer than usual to travel in ideal weather conditions due to the damage.
The arterial route was damaged in more than 20 places after mudslides in mid-November collapsed multiple bridges, and has been closed to all travel since Nov. There will be checkpoints at Hope and Merritt to ensure non-essential traffic is kept off the highway on Dec. Highway 3, which served as the commercial route to the Interior after the Coquihalla closure, will be reopened to all traffic on Tuesday.
The stretch has been restricted to essential traffic since mid-November, as has Highway 99 between Pemberton and Lillooet. That stretch will also be open to all traffic on Dec. While the highways are "safe," according to Fleming, the transportation minister urged people not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
Highway 1, which is still closed through the Fraser Canyon, is expected to be open in mid-January. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham said B. She said the number of farms still under evacuation order has dropped to just over 30 from a peak of over 1, Soil assessments throughout the province will be taking place in the coming weeks, according to Popham, as farmers look ahead to spring and the growing season.
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first. The B. More than 20 reception centres have been set up around the province and Farnworth said everyone who was stuck due to the initial storm has now been rescued. Read more: B.
The province announced new measures last Friday to restrict non-essential travel to and from impacted areas. Highway 99, Highway 3 and Highway 7 have been restored as routes to the interior, limited to essential travel for now. This means non-essential travel will not be allowed on these routes. However, Highway 99 between Pemberton and Lillooet was closed again on Dec.
To keep supply chains moving, the province has made Highway 7 from Murray Street in Mission to Highway 1 in Hope an essential travel route. Highway 1 between Abbotsford and Chilliwack was closed Sunday, Nov. It was expected to reopen at some point on Thursday, Dec. Highway 1 between Popkum and Hope reopened to traffic on Thursday, Dec.
About 20 sites along the highway, which is the main highway connecting the Lower Mainland and the Interior, were damaged or washed away during the storm.
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