B.C. authorities to supply replace as Freeway 1 between Abbotsford and Hope to reopen

British Columbia ministry of transportation crews are getting ready to reopen Freeway 1 between Abbotsford and Hope Thursday.

Within the Sumas space between Abbotsford to Chilliwack, crews are working to disassemble the tiger dam that was set as much as mitigate flood injury.

Public Security Minister Mike Farnworth and Transportation Minister Rob Fleming are set to supply an replace on the freeway and different storm-related data at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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Freeway 1, simply east of Freeway 9 to Hope, can be anticipated to open this afternoon.

Drivers ought to count on slower velocity limits, delays and visitors sample modifications by the Bridal Falls space.

These two stretches of Freeway 1 don’t fall beneath the province’s journey restrictions order.

Drivers are requested to restrict journey to important functions solely whereas cleanup and repairs proceed as a result of freeway infrastructure remaining weak following current storms.