Emergency repairs begin on B.C.'s 10-Mile Slide

LILLOOET, B.C.–Emergency stabilization work at the Ten-Mile Slide on Highway 99 northeast of Lillooet is now underway, providing immediate short-term stabilization that will allow the highway to be opened to two lanes, improving safety and mobility for the local communities and the traveling public. “In December, the B.C. government committed $60 million in funding for a long-term fix for the area known as the ‘Ten-Mile Slide,’” said Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone. “In advance of this major project, that is set to get underway this summer, the ministry has started initial work to stabilize this section of Highway 99 in the short term and open up the highway to two lanes.” …Read the rest of this story

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