Changing weather patterns have hit the Cariboo particularly hard in recent years, contributing to hundreds of landslides and road washouts in 2020 and 2021. The Cariboo Road Recovery Projects are restoring access where feasible, benefiting tens of thousands of people who use these affected roads and highways.
The program is designing and building transportation infrastructure that is resilient and dependable for communities and road users for the long term.
Closed. A landslide during the 2021 freshet caused complete loss of the road.
Open. A historic slide reawakened in 2020 causing ground movement affecting Highway 97.
Open. The historic Knickerbocker Slide remains active and is affecting Blackwater Road.
Open. During the 2020 spring freshet, multiple historic landslides were reactivated along Quesnel-Hydraulic Road.
Closed. Multiple slides occurred in November 2020.
Open but reduced to single-lane traffic. A 2021 landslide on Bastin Road at Bastin Hill remains active, causing issues with drainage and slope stability.
Closed. A landslide that occurred in 2021 remains active and the road is unsafe for public travel through the slide area.
Open. Multiple landslides in 2021 created a risk of erosion, which could affect the use of Highway 97 if left unaddressed.
Closed. A landslide that occurred in 2020 remains active and the road is unsafe for public travel through the slide area.
Open. Highway 20 and some local side roads are being affected by a historic landslide.
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For more information contact:
Greg Bruce
Director
Cariboo Road Recovery Projects
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