UPDATE: (5:08 p.m. Feb. 17) Highway 8 in both direction 12 km east of Spences Bridge has reopened two days after being closed due to a mudslide.
Highway 12 is closed in both directions north of Lytton because of rock slide earlier today. No detour is available. Alternate routes are via Highways 1 and 99. No estimated time of opening; assessment ongoing. Geotech assessment has been completed. Cleanup has started.
UPDATE: (10:45 a.m. Feb. 17) Highway 8 remains closed this morning 12 km east of Spences Bridge because of a mud slide. No detour is available, and there is still no estimated time of opening due to slope/erosion activity. A geotech assessment has been completed, and cleanup has begun.
Highway 8 about 12 kilometres east of Spences Bridge remains closed in both directions for a second day due to a mudslide that occurred on the road Wednesday (Feb. 15).
The Ministry of Transportation is reporting there is no estimated time of reopening the road due to slope erosion activity.
On it’s Twitter page, VSA Highway Maintenance stated that multiple mudslides closing the highway continue to be active and crews are waiting for the all clear.
An update is expected tomorrow at 8 a.m. Check Drive BC for updates.
Motorists should be wary of falling rocks on the road from the Dot Ranch Cutoff Road to the Junction with Highway 1, as well as water pooling on the road.
A spokesperson with the Ministry of Transportation said there were no reported injuries or vehicles damaged in the mudslide.
