Main Road Access for Bamfield, B.C., Closed by Vancouver Island Wildfire to Reopen

Main road access for Bamfield, B.C., closed by Vancouver Island wildfire to reopen

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Main road access for Bamfield, B.C., closed by Vancouver Island wildfire to reopen – Energeticcity.ca

PORT ALBERNI — After being closed for months, the main road to the Vancouver Island resort community of Bamfield and the nearby First Nations is expected to reopen in two weeks. The Ministry of Transportation says in a release that the route is scheduled to open on Oct. 24, after it was closed in August because of the Mount Underwood wildfire. The ministry says more than 1,000 dangerous trees on the slopes along the road’s corridor have been rem…

Bamfield Main Road to reopen on Oct. 24, says province

The B.C. government says it’s planning to reopen Bamfield Main Road on Oct. 24, after the route connecting Bamfield to Port Alberni closed in August due to the Mount Underwood wildfire. The province says it’s made “significant progress” in the area over the past few weeks, including removing more than 1,000 dangerous trees near the roadway. It says it also discovered a sinkhole within the road base caused by “burning organic material” that will …

Bamfield Main Road reopening planned for Oct. 24

The Ministry of Transportation and Transit is continuing work to safely reopen Bamfield Main Road.