Trans-Canada Highway closed from Revelstoke to Sicamous due to washout
Washout at Camp Creek Bridge could result in two day closure, Revelstoke RCMP report
DriveBC reported the closure shortly before 5 a.m. on Friday, June 9, after a creek overflowed onto the highway 25 kilometres west of Revelstoke.
According to the Revelstoke RCMP, Camp Creek overflowed its banks, washing up onto the bridge over the highway. Highway maintenance contractor EMCON and the Ministry of Transportation are on scene working to re-open the highway.
In a news release, Cpl. Thomas Blakney said the closure is expected to last two days. Motorists are being diverted to Highway 23 South, through Nakusp, then across Highway 6 to Vernon. DriveBC is reporting a three to four sailing wait for the Shelter Bay ferry.
The latest report from DriveBC says a geotech engineer is on site and an assessment is in progress, but there is no estimated time of opening.
Cameron Lovett was on his way back from work in Kelowna when he drove past Camp Creek on Thursday at around 9:15 p.m. He said the highway was down to single-lane traffic and there was work crews on scene trying to prevent the creek from flowing onto the highway.
“They could not keep up with the debris that was buidling up and starting to flow on to the road,” he told the Revelstoke Review. “You could see Camp Creek just raging and the logs were just starting to come down and dirt coming down and just building up. The debris was starting to come on to the road as well. It was in many different spots.”
He made it through, but the situation worsened overnight due to heavy rains that hit the area starting Thursday afternoon.
Camp Creek previously washed out the highway in 2012, resulting in a closure of almost two days.
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