Secondary route punch-throughs not always possible in B.C. disasters: minister
The government has and will continue to develop alternate routes to and from communities at risk of being cut off by natural disasters, B.C.’s transportation minister said Tuesday.“So in cases where there is a viable alternate route, where improvements can be made, we’ll look at that,” Fleming said. “We certainly got a number of projects around B.C. where that has been done.
Janelle Staite, deputy director for the South Coast Region in the ministry, said the affected area would first open to single-lane alternating traffic, followed by a full reopening sometime in the middle of next month. Fleming acknowledged that the closure of Highway 4 has created major challenges for residents and businesses living in the affected communities, as well as tourists travelling from and to Tofino and Ucluelet.
Fleming said B.C. has also reached out to the federal government about assistance for affected businesses as well as regional and national airlines to see whether they could reduce the cost of flights to the region to improve transportation.
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