Travellers along Telegraph Creek Road may see return to access next week

Work continues on the Telegraph Creek Road as crews look to 
reopen the washout section of the road by Monday

The province provided an update on the state of the Telegraph Creek Road which has been closed for over a week due to a washout between Genora Road and Riverview Drive, the Road has been closed  to traffic with no Detour available.

Ministry of Transportation officials hope for a return for light traffic as early as next week, with a tentative time and date of Monday, May 3rd at Noon for a potential reopening.

In their statement the province noted that recent rains set them back in their efforts to effect repairs.

"Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure geotechnical engineers, members of the Tahltan First Nation and ministry maintenance contractors are working day and night to repair the washout that occurred on April 15. Precipitation throughout the week created additional smaller slide sites that require repairs before the road can be opened. Teams are also working with Emergency Management BC (EMBC) to provide emergency support to the community of Telegraph Creek."

 More on the situation can be reviewed here.

You can access up to date listings on the Telegraph road situation and all Northwest roads from the Drive BC website

Further notes on highway issue across the Northwest can be found here.