Vancouver Island and the "Sunshine Coast"
All, Thank you to everyone who, last year, gave us some great suggestions for our trip to the Kooteny region of SE British Columbia. This September we were thinking of taking a loop up Vancou...
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MaverickBBD wrote:
... Even with a temporary bridge in place this is going to be a mess of a bottleneck for months.
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I5/SkagitRiverBridgeReplacement/default.htm
At 9:10 a.m., the Wednesday morning commute continues to be flowing smoothly on the northbound and the southbound detour routes with no back-ups or delays.
Right now there far greater delays around downtown Seattle due to a truck crash early this morning.
The bridge problem is no reason to avoid a trip to British Columbia. But taking US97 north instead of I5 is certainly a viable option if you want to bypass Portland and Seattle traffic. But there's no getting around Vancouver traffic on the way to the Sunshine Coast.
