Vedder Rotary Trail closures planned for flood recovery work
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CHILLIWACK – Several sections of the Vedder Rotary Trail network will be closed beginning next month as the City of Chilliwack carries out flood recovery work along the Vedder River.
The closures will begin August 4 and continue through October. The Vedder Rotary Trail from the Greendale stockpile to Greendale gravel bar and from Lickman Road to Webster Road will also be closed in advance of the work from July 29 to 31.
The project is intended to improve flood protection along the Vedder River with the removal of sediment that has built up during recent extreme weather events.
In a news release, the City says the atmospheric river in November of 2021 dumped about 440,000 cubic metres of sediment in the Vedder River and Canal, while weather events last December deposited another 230,000 cubic metres. That compares with an annual average of about 55,000 cubic metres.
