Highway 20 at Hodgson/Dog Creek Road

September 2022 
The Cariboo Regional District and the City of Williams Lake released a study identifying areas of land movement in the area over three years. 

July 2022 
Well water testing was conducted at residences in Williams Lake as part of further investigations of the slides. 

March 2022
A program-wide engagement period was held to introduce the public to the projects, providing context and an overview of the background, process, and short-listed options being explored.

December 2021 
Geotechnical investigations, including drilling work, were completed on-site. Subdivision took place. 

November 2021 
An in-person drop-in session at Kersley Hall was held to provide updates on the Highway 20 at Hodgson Road Project. 

September 2021 
The rideability of the road was improved, including all four lanes and several hundred meters of paving. 

Summer 2021 
Sections of Highway 20 and portions of provincial side roads damaged by ground movement were repaired. 

Spring 2021
During the spring freshet, multiple historic landslides were reactivated along Highway 20 at Hodgson/Dog Creek Road. 

BC’s Historic Landslides – What They Are and How We Manage Them – May 3, 2022

April 2024
In April, crews will be carrying out an inventory of approximately 50 domestic water wells in the Hodgson Slide area as part of ongoing project planning. Crews will be requesting access to residential properties to take photo of wells and discussing any information residents can provide on their wells. The door-to-door survey is voluntary and crews will not collect any information without approval.

March 2024
Crews will be onsite multiple times in March to gather information as part of ongoing project planning. Residents in the area may see crew members wearing vests and walking throughout the project area. Drivers are asked to use caution if crews are tracking observations near a road.

February 2024
As a part of ongoing project planning, property survey work is being done within the Hodgson Slide area in February.

Residents in the area may see crew members walking the site in vests and using survey equipment to conduct their work.

Drivers are asked to use caution when passing through the area.

Fall 2023
Crews will be onsite this fall to perform two pieces of work: geotechnical drilling and Phase 1 of surface water management fieldwork.

• Geotechnical drilling of two boreholes in the Dog Creek slide area beginning in late October. Access construction for this work, including clearing and brushing, will be completed prior to the arrival of the drill rig. Crews will gather soil and water samples to inform project planning.
• Implementation of the first phase of surface water management is expected to run from early November through December and includes upgrades to existing infrastructure within Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure right-of-way. Crews will clear and widen ditches, decommission a culvert near the intersection of Wotzke Drive and Dog Creek Road, and install a new, realigned culvert. This work is a first step in supporting the movement of rainwater and snow melt from the upslope area of the project to the downslope area.

Traffic control will be in place as needed. To ensure the public’s safety, we ask residents to stay away from work areas.

September 2023
As part of ongoing project planning, field surveys are scheduled to take place within Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure right-of-way, starting the week of September 11, 2023. Crews will be surveying existing infrastructure located within the project area for approximately 8 days. Traffic impacts are not anticipated, but drivers should be aware that crew members will be working near roads.