Highway 99 reopens between Pemberton, Lillooet amid slide risk

Transportation officials have now opened B.C.’s Highway 99 between Pemberton and Lillooet after it was closed due to the risk of slides.

“Rain and thunderstorms are in Environment Canada’s forecast for the region, which may trigger mud or debris flows down known slide paths,” the Ministry of Transportation said in a traffic advisory.

The closure affected the same stretch of highway that was hit by deadly mudslides during the November, 2021 atmospheric rivers that devastated southwestern British Columbia.

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Five people were killed when a wave of rocks and debris came down on a part of the highway known as Duffy Lake Road, sweeping away vehicles that were stopped due to an earlier slide on Nov. 15.

Drivers are advised to monitor DriveBC for updates.