Image: City of Chilliwack / Parts of Nevin Road, McGrath Road, and Ford Road will be closed next week while CN Railway conducts necessary repairs on its railroad tracks. The City of Chilliwack alerted residents to the closures on Twitter and Facebook Friday (Feb. 17).

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Rosedale road closures

Rosedale-area roads to close for CN track repairs next week

Feb 17, 2023 | 2:00 PM

CHILLIWACK — The City of Chilliwack wrote on social media Friday (Feb. 17) that three roads in Rosedale will be closed intermittently for repairs to the CN railroad tracks over a span of four days.

The city wrote that sections of Nevin Road, McGrath Road, and Ford Road will be closed starting Tuesday, February 21 at 8 a.m. and lasting until Friday, February 24 at 6 p.m.

Nevin Road west of Ford Road will be closed at the CN tracks starting Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Local traffic only will be permitted.

On Wednesday, McGrath Road (south of Yale Road) at the CN will be closed starting at 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Thursday evening.

On Thursday, Ford Road (south of Yale Road) at the CN tracks will be closed starting at 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Friday.

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The city says tracks will be impassable. Motorists are asked to please use an alternate route.

Construction work will include rebuilding of ties, rails, and asphalt restoration.

The City of Chilliwack wrote in its fourth quarter report on its website that CN Railway repaired four crossings in the fourth quarter due to urgent concerns. Those crossings included Lickman Road, Prest Road, Gibson Road, and Nevin Road.

“Over time railway crossings require maintenance and repairs due to the ongoing loading of vehicles and trains. Rehabilitation of the crossing surface, railway ties and/or ballasts are often necessary,” the city wrote.