Image: DriveBC / Zopkios Southbound - N Hwy 5, southbound at Zopkios Rest Area, near the Coquihalla Summit, looking northeast.

By Fraser Valley Today Staff

Dangerous roads

Holiday travel continues to be impacted by weather conditions

Dec 26, 2022 | 5:42 AM

UPDATE 9:30 a.m. – CHILLIWACK — DriveBC is reporting the closure of Highway 1 in the Fraser Canyon. An avalanche hazard assessment is in progress. There is no estimated time for the reopening of the highway. Drivers should consult the DriveBC website for the latest information on the closure.

CHILLIWACK — Highway travel in and out of B.C.’s lower mainland continues to be a concern on Boxing Day as the holiday travel season begins to wind down.

A freezing rain warning remains in effect for highways leading into the B.C. Interior from Hope, either through the Fraser Canyon, the Coquihalla or along Highway 3 to Princeton.

DriveBC warns drivers using those routes to be prepared for rapidly deteriorating road conditions and road closures. It has reduced speed limits along parts of the Coquihalla.

Meantime heavy rainfall is the big concern along all major routes through the Lower Mainland. DriveBC is warning drivers of water pooling along highways, creating serious safety threats.

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Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings from Squamish to Maple Ridge. It says two successive storms will bring between 60 and 110 mm of rain by late Tuesday evening. The first storm is set to arrive this morning (Dec. 26). Then after a brief break in the afternoon, the second storm will arrive tonight.

Canada’s national weather agency suggests Squamish could see up to 110 mm of rain over the course of the storms while other areas will see 60 to 80 mm. The storms are not expected to hit the Fraser Valley as hard, with 45 mm of rain predicted over the next two days.

Children and pets should be kept away from creeks and river banks because of the threat of erosion causing the banks to fall in without warning.

by Fraser Valley Today Staff

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