Mudslide north of Bell 2 closes Highway 37

[Astepanuk]

Well this doesn't sounds very good hopefully your guys trips haven't been effected from this Mud Slide, Was chatting with the Petro canada gas station in Kitwanga and told me about the Mud slide that has closed highway 37!!

https://www.cfnrfm.ca/2020/08/17/76935/

[bigredchev]

Thanks for the info, I’ll be keeping and eye on this myself

[Ramhunter85]

Done that dance before. bell 2 washed out back in 2011. its 21 hours driving from dease lake to PG. I know from experience lol

[butcher]

Done that dance before. bell 2 washed out back in 2011. its 21 hours driving from dease lake to PG. I know from experience lol

I got stuck that year too. Didn't know about the washout, could have come down on the Alaska Hwy. That sucked.

[Sharpish]

Any updates? We are heading up that way right now.

[Trekker]

Lakes District Maintenance facebook page has updates,

https://www.facebook.com/Lakes-District-Maintenance-Service-Area-28-2473181956301395/

[jac]

We arrived 2 hours after the slide. Was a long drive all the way around. Nice country and seen some wildlife but very longggg drive

[Astepanuk]

Drive BC says "
There will be SCHEDULED OPENINGS for single lane, alternating traffic, from 11:00am to 12:00 noon AND 2:00pm to 4:00pm on August 20th" Good luck sure hope this is cleared up by next Wednesday.

[Astepanuk]

"There will one SCHEDULED OPENING for single lane, alternating traffic, from 11:00am to 4:00pm on August 21st *"

Anyone actually travel through this Mud Slide area in the last couple days, we are scheduled to travel through there next Thursday wondering how the clean up is progressing

[TPG]

I just spoke with someone at Lake District Maintenance. They were scheduled to have the road open from 11:00am until 4:00 pm with alternating traffic today but another slide has closed the road. He said cleanup to re-open a single lane won’t be bad, but they need a geotech to fly over the area before they can start work and as of now they’re grounded for weather.

[JAGRMEISTER]

in a car to go perhaps?? or you are driving a Canaventure motorhome, and you are not local!
It is less than 10 hours!

[Astepanuk]

Anyone travel down highway 37 through this effected area heard there was a second slide.

[Trekker]

Anyone been through the slide area in the last few days? Wondering what the wait times are like to get through during the openings. Thanks

[the_longwalker]

I'm going through it every day in my ore truck. Waits aren't too bad. I think they are getting close to getting it wrapped up.

[Trekker]

I'm going through it every day in my ore truck. Waits aren't too bad. I think they are getting close to getting it wrapped up.


Right on, thanks.

[bigredchev]

Great news , safe travels

[Astepanuk]

We’re heading out tomorrow we have made the decision to take the north route from Alberta.

[Sharpish]

She’s all cleaned up. Just drove through a few hours ago.