‘It’s very difficult’: Highway 4 closed again for critical rock scaling work

Highway 4 was fully closed to traffic Thursday as crews removed large boulders, a key step to repairing the route to fully reopen after damage from a June wildfire.

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Highway 4 on Vancouver Island closed until midnight due to rain

This closure has hit the region hard again, after the aggressive wildfire in June cost businesses on the west coast an estimated $44 million, according to a survey.

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Vancouver Island’s critical Highway 4 to reopen ahead of schedule Friday

Highway 4 was closed on June 6 due to the Cameron Bluffs wildfire, isolating the communities of Port Alberni, Ucluelet and Tofino.

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Updates expected on Highway 4 wildfire closure and ‘volatile’ northeast B.C. fires

The B.C. government is expected to provide an update Tuesday afternoon on the status of Highway 4 on Vancouver Island, which has now been shut down for a week due to wildfire.

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Highway 4 on Vancouver Island remains closed as Cameron Bluffs wildfire burns

According to the BC Wildfire Service, crews are making reasonable progress on the fire burning along Highway 4 near Port Alberni. The highway remains closed for the time being.

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