Commuters using the West Coast Express were told to expect delays on Thursday morning due to a mudslide on Canadian Pacific Railway tracks.
Multiple trips travelling west to Vancouver’s Waterfront Station were affected.
Commuters using the rail service westbound from Maple Meadows were not impacted. A bus bridge was set up to connect the Mission City and Port Haney stations with SkyTrain.
Regular service on the West Coast Express will resume Thursday afternoon although trains may be delayed arriving into Port Haney and Mission City Stations due to slower speed requirements through the mudslide area.
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Elsewhere, Highway 99 remains closed Thursday morning north of Pemberton due to another mudslide.
On the Coquihalla Highway, crews continue to work on protecting the Othello Bridge from further damage caused by flooding.
On Highway 1, the priority remains a stretch between Abbotsford and Chilliwack where a tiger dam is expected to stay in place.
“For now, it’s working, so that means that Highway 1 will be useable that much more quickly because those steps were taken,” Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said Wednesday.
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