The latest round of heavy rain has led to slope instability and erosion on Sechelt's Reef Road, north of Marine Way, the municipality said in a statement.
Starting at 5 p.m, Monday, Jan. 29, Reef Road will be closed to all traffic between Marine Way and Little Scholars Daycare / Sechelt Community Centre. Until 5 p.m. traffic is one-way.
Traffic heading to Kinnikinnick Elementary, Sechelt Arena, Blue Ocean Golf Course, Fairway, Lookout, Gale and The Shores will need to re-route through West Sechelt.
Work to repair the road will begin on Jan. 30.
The release states that the culvert at Cook Creek is flowing at full capacity, resulting in slope instability and undermining of Reef Road. This is dangerous and can cause the road to fail on one side of this section.
Bus disruptions
Due to the severe weather conditions, the Route 3 bus will not be travelling beyond Marine Way.
At 3:32 p.m. BC Transit released an alert, saying that the Route 3 bus will not go past Marine Way for the remainder of Monday, Jan. 29, also noting that on Jan. 30, the 6:48 a.m and 8:34 a.m. buses will be affected.
What's on the forefront
The Sunshine Coast is under a special weather statement from Environment Canada, which says that a series of storms bringing warm temperatures, elevated freezing levels and periods of heavy rain will increase the potential for flooding, pooling water and possible landslides.
The warning states that the very warm air mass will result in temperatures 5C to 10C above the seasonal average.
Environment Canada reminds residents that heavy rainfall combined with mountain snow can lead to higher flow rates in river systems and the potential for flooding.
The heaviest of the rain is expected to subside by Tuesday morning, Jan. 30, before the next wave of precipitation arrives on Jan. 31.
Jordan Copp is the Coast Reporter’s civic and Indigenous affairs reporter. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
