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The East Kootenay stretches for 200 km north and south in the southeastern part of BC between the summits of the impressive Canadian Rockies and the height-of-land in the rugged Purcell Mountians. See Map
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| Date | Road Name | Description, Location, or GPS coordinates | Other Details | Sent From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21 to 24, 2008 | Hartley Lake Road |
We are gravelling this road | Work complete Oct 24, 2008 | BC Forest Service |
| Oct 1, 2008 | Grey Creek Pass Road |
The bridge replacement is complete on the Grey Creek side at their 6.3 km mileage board. | Oct 14 completed, 2008 | BC Forest Service |
| AUG 26, 2008 | Toby Creek Road -- will restrict access to Jumbo Pass/Hut area and upper Toby Cr (Earl Grey Pass). |
Highways are doing some maintenance/repair work to 2 bridges on Toby Creek Road therefore expect the road to be closed for extended periods. | Dates not exact, But over the next couple of weeks. | BC Forest Service from BC Highways |
| AUG 18, 2008 | Summer Lake Road | Bridge replacement project is now complete | Work complete Oct 24, 2008 | BC Forest Service |
| Aug 11, 2008 | McMurdo Ck Road south of Spillimacheen FS Rd | The McMurdo FS Road is blocked at 3.5 south of Spillimacheen FS Rd with a mudslide. It may dry out in a week or so, but impassible now. | Skidder bladed a temporary swath to get 5 vehicles trapped behnd the mudslide on Sunday. May further ooze closed again following more rain. | JS |
| Aug 1, 2008 | Phillips Pass Road to Baldy Lake just north of Rooseville | Car can drive the road this year to the Baldy Lake Trailhead | Road in Great condition | JS |
| July 29, 2008 | Meachen Creek Road to the Hour Glass Lake Trailhead | Car can drive the road to Hour Glass Lake Trailhead. Beyond to Haystack Lake, road is improved but requires a high clearance vehicle to drive 4 km further. | Road in Great condition | JS |
| July 11, 2008 | HorseTheif Creek to Lake of the Hanging Glacier | The road is blocked at 49.2km by a snow and debris avalanche and a washout. There is a parking spot just before this washout. | No time given for repairs | BC Forest Service |
| July 2008 | Ram Creek Hot Springs | beyond the Ram Creek Hot Springs toward Top of the World Park is impassible | will be repaired this season | BC Forest Service |
| July 2008 | Lakit Lookout Road | Snow still remains beyond lower parking lot | BC Forest Service | |
| July 2008 | McMurdo Road | Repairing the 2 bridges in August 2008 | Date to be announced | BC Forest Service |
(Email Summary of the New Offroad Damage Legislation in BC. July 1997.)
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