MISSION, B.C.—Crews have wrapped up temporary repairs to a section of B.C.’s Highway 11 that was damaged by historic winter flooding caused by an atmospheric river.
The work targeted the northbound lanes of Highway 11 between Hazelwood Avenue and Clayburn Road which will reopen to four lanes.
With these repairs, Highway 11 will be restored to four lanes from the U.S. border north to Mission and Highway 7. This section of Highway 11 was completely closed on Nov. 15, 2021 after being damaged by flooding. Two lanes of the highway were reopened to passenger vehicle traffic on Dec. 6, and to commercial vehicles on Dec. 10.
November’s atmospheric river affected highways across southern B.C. Following the floods and washouts, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and its contractors worked on restoring connections between communities and moving people and goods through the Fraser Valley on Highway 1 and Highway 7, along the Coquihalla (Highway 5), on Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon and on sections of Highway 8.
The current repairs to Highway 11 between Hazelwood and Clayburn are temporary and the ministry noted it is working on plans for permanent repairs for the section. Officials stated more information will be available as the design progresses.
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