Highway 4 at Cameron Lake Bluffs, the only road connecting Tofino, Port Alberni and Ucluelet to the rest of Vancouver Island, has been temporarily closed once again due to high winds.
The B.C. Ministry of Transportation announced Tuesday that the route will be closed overnight in both directions to keep travellers safe as there is an increased risk of rockfall in the area.
A detour route set up earlier in June remains open as of 9 p.m Tuesday.
“The highway will remain closed overnight at Cameron Lake due to an unexpected issue onsite,” DriveBC said in an update at 8:35 p.m.
The ministry had shut down the highway on July 17 due to similar conditions, which lasted until the following morning. In
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