The only highway connecting Port Alberni, Tofino and Ucluelet with the rest of Vancouver Island is set to open to two-way traffic Thursday after nearly three months of closures.
Mid-Island Pacific Rim MLA Josie Osborne confirmed the reopening timeline in a social media post Thursday, calling it"the news we've been waiting for in the Alberni Valley and the West Coast."
The province planned to fully reopen the highway to two-way traffic in mid-August but rain and high winds continuously delayed the work along the seven-kilometre closure area next to Cameron Lake. Highway 4 has been plagued by prolonged construction delays for years, prompting calls for the province to establish a permanent alternative route to the Port Alberni area.
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