Highway 29 between Fort St. John and Hudson's Hope has closed due to a washout.
The washout is reported just east of the Halfway River Bridge. DriveBC says geotechnical invesigations are underway, and there is no estimated time of reopening.
The Ministry of Transportation has been requested for comment. BC Hydro, which is building a new bridge at Halfway River for Site C, has also been requested to comment.
A low pressure storm system dropped the brunt of its might over the Hudson’s Hope area: the weather station there recorded 87.4mm, while the Graham forestry site recorded 88mm.
The storm was on the northwest side of the same weather system that pummelled Calgary over the weekend with 48.7mm of rain in a single hour, along with hail up to the size of tennis balls that destroyed cars and homes.
The storm is tapering off toward Dease Lake and the southern Yukon. A remnant band of rain showers in the area will bring rain to some areas today.
Other roads in the area are also under stress, including the Upper Cache Creek road.
The Rural Roads task force is asking residents to submit pictures of all the rural roads affected by the rains.
"A photo is truly worth a thousand words and we consistently use road users photos in our efforts to lobby government for better rural roads," it said.
Photos can be sent to [email protected].
