Image: @TranBC_LMD / X / Crews working on Highway 7 near Hope on Nov. 15, 2024. The roadway was closed overnight after a rockslide.

By Don Mitchell

Hope Rockslide

Province estimates $1M cost to fix and reopen Highway 7 near Hope after rockslide

Dec 6, 2024 | 2:05 PM

HOPE – BC’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure estimates that closing and repairing Highway 7 west of Hope after a mid-November rockslide has cost approximately $1 million.

A spokesperson for the province said that “specialized rock scaling and blasting” to stabilize the bluff beside the highway accounted for much of the expense.

“Additionally, Highway 7 was damaged by falling rock, and extensive repairs were required,” ministry public affairs officer Murray Sinclair explained in an email.

The roadway was closed for roughly 12 days after large rocks fell onto the road between Haig Scale and Seventh-day Adventist Youth Camp Road on Nov. 15.

In addition to the rocks blocking the highway, the province cited downed hydro lines and “significant pavement damage” as contributing factors to the lengthy closure.

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The highway reopened to traffic on Nov. 27 following a rare overnight paving program.