Highway 4 On Track For Full Reopening This Week

Highway 4 is on track to fully reopen to two-lane travel at Cameron Lake Bluffs before the Labour Day long weekend.

Thursday last week marked the second planned full daytime closure. Crews removed approximately a dozen refrigerator-sized boulders from Angel Rock, the most challenging segment of the bluff ravaged by wildfire. In addition, crews placed 700 metres of roadside barrier and completed highway resurfacing in key locations.

While crews made significant progress, additional scaling is still needed at Angel Rock. Tomorrow’s midday flush of vehicles will be suspended, and the highway will remain closed from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to give crews the best opportunity to complete the work so the highway can fully reopen to two lanes ahead of the long weekend.

The detour route will remain available until Highway 4 is fully reopened by Labour Day.

To date, crews working on slope stabilization following the Cameron Lake Bluffs fire have removed approximately 200 dangerous trees and 1,000 tonnes of rock-scaling debris. In addition to the final rock scaling, further work includes installing the last half of 1.4 kilometres of barrier and catchment fencing, bolting rocks to secure the long-term stability of the bluffs and completing pavement patching, line marking and sign installation.