Highway 20, BC - Closed

[BC_Explorer]

Highway 20, west of Williams Lake is closed until at least this weekend due to a major washout. There is a long and dusty detour in effect over some old logging roads. Certainly doable in an RV as long as you drive slow and share the road.

For those who are not familiar, Highway 20 goes from Williams Lake BC to Bella Coola on the central Pacific coast. Beautiful area and this washout could not have happened at a worst time with summer tourist season ramping up.

[Tom_Barb]

Damage

certainly doesn't look like a irrigation pipe could do that ..

[BC_Explorer]

Tom/Barb wrote:
Central BC has had a very wet spring and a fast thaw and a lot of snow coming out fast. The campground we stayed in at Cache Creek was nearly washed away 3 weeks prior to us arriving.

This washout was not caused by weather. Some reports this morning mentioned that a irrigation pipe burst and eroded the ground underneath the highway.

[Tom_Barb]

Central BC has had a very wet spring and a fast thaw and a lot of snow coming out fast. The campground we stayed in at Cache Creek was nearly washed away 3 weeks prior to us arriving.