After weeks of being closed, Highway 4 reopened at 3:15 p.m. Friday to single-lane alternating vehicle traffic.
This means drivers no longer need to take a four-hour detour to drive to or from Port Alberni or Tofino.to single-lane traffic, rock barriers have been installed to prevent rocks from falling on the road.
Along line of vehicles including campers, cars and trucks began lining up in Whiskey Creek after the Ministry of Transportation announced the reoping earlier Friday. “We were planning to brave the detour route but we’re glad we didn’t do it because everyone said they wouldn’t recommend it. Everyone in this lineup said they tried and and wouldn’t recommend it,” added Stephanie Cheung from North Vancouver who was headed for Tofino.
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