Cariboo Road Recovery Projects
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. To date, five projects are proceeding to construction. Geotechnical investigations and engineering analysis is underway for four projects.
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Quesnel-Hixon Road
Closed. Safety improvements to the road network in the area being evaluated. A landslide during the 2021 freshet caused complete loss of the road.
Highway 97 at Cottonwood Hill
Open. Construction underway. A historic slide reawakened in 2020 causing ground movement affecting Highway 97.
Blackwater Road at Knickerbocker Road
Open. Construction beginning in Fall 2024. The historic Knickerbocker Slide remains active and is affecting Blackwater Road.
Quesnel-Hydraulic Road
Open. Geotechnical investigations and engineering analysis underway. During the 2020 spring freshet, multiple historic landslides were reactivated along Quesnel-Hydraulic Road.
Kersley-Dale Landing Road
Closed. Construction beginning in Spring 2025. Multiple slides occurred in November 2020.
Bastin Road at Bastin Hill
Open but reduced to single-lane traffic. Geotechnical investigations and engineering analysis underway. A 2021 landslide on Bastin Road at Bastin Hill remains active, causing issues with drainage and slope stability.
Durrell Road
Closed. Geotechnical investigations and engineering analysis underway. A landslide that occurred in 2021 remains active and the road is unsafe for public travel through the slide area.
Highway 97 at Cuisson Creek
Open. Construction underway. Multiple landslides in 2021 created a risk of erosion, which could affect the use of Highway 97 if left unaddressed.
Soda Creek-MacAlister Road
Open. Interim road regrading complete. A landslide that occurred in 2020 caused the road to shift, leading to its temporary closure.
Highway 20 at Hodgson/Dog Creek Road
Open. Geotechnical investigations and engineering analysis underway. 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
250-645-9629
250-356-8241
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