Starting Monday, August 21, there will be single-lane alternating traffic between kilometres 68 to 76.6, with expected wait times of 15 minutes or more. A pilot truck will be there to guide drivers through the construction zones.
Please be mindful and observe all posted speed limits and obey all control personnel and signs. Alternating traffic is only expected to occur for three to four days, depending on the weather.
The detour between kilometres 49 to 63 will still be in place during this time. Drivers must follow road signs and speed limits. If speed limits are not followed, it will damage the chip seal, your vehicle, or the vehicles around you.
Photo of European Green Crab by Huu-ay-aht First Nations Lands and Natural Resources Team.
Huu-ay-aht’s Lands and Natural Resources team has been working to manage and obtain an understanding of the European Green Crabs distribution in Huu-ay-aht ḥahuułi. European Green Crab are an invasive species that thrive in warmer waters near freshwater inputs. On the West Coast of Vancouver Island, green crabs dig through the sediment while foraging for clams. By digging up the sediment, green crabs uproot important eelgrass. Eelgrass habitats are becoming rare and are an important nursery habitat for young sea creatures. As a result, European Green Crabs are linked to declining salmon populations because they remove the nursery habitat the juvenile fish hide in during their outmigration.
In March 2023, the Lands and Resources team started an initial winter investigation within Bamfield Inlet, Grappler Inlet, and the Sarita Estuary. Over three weeks and using a series of 40 traps, the team captured 25 European Green Crab and removed them from the environment. Green crabs migrate to deeper water in the wintertime, so despite relatively few captures, the results are concerning. In other locations of Barkley Sound, the Coastal Restoration Society has captured hundreds of green crabs in a single day! The Lands and Natural Resources team will head out for another trapping effort to monitor how the warmer summer months impact the European Green Crab population.
For the week of May 23 – 26, 2023, there will be two traffic delays along Bamfield Main with a maximum of 15-minute wait time. Please stay alert to road conditions and Flaggers/stop lights, remembering to follow the pilot vehicle before proceeding from the light.
Important:
The speed when driving on the Bamfield Main Road should not exceed 60 km per hour, and drivers are required to slow down in bad weather conditions and when construction equipment, flaggers, and crews are on the road. The RCMP will be monitoring for safe driving throughout the project and detour.
For the week of May 15 – 19, 2023, there will be one traffic delay along Bamfield Main with a maximum of 15-minute wait time. Please stay alert to road conditions and Flaggers/stop lights, remembering to follow the pilot vehicle before proceeding from the light.
Note: Crews will not be working, Monday, May 22, due to the long weekend.
Important:
The speed when driving on the Bamfield Main Road should not exceed 60 km per hour, and drivers are required to slow down in bad weather conditions and when construction equipment, flaggers, and crews are on the road. The RCMP will be monitoring for safe driving throughout the project and detour.
For the week of May 8 – 12, 2023, there will be one traffic delay along Bamfield Main with a maximum of 15-minute wait time. Please stay alert to road conditions and Flaggers/stop lights, remembering to follow the pilot vehicle before proceeding from the light.
Important:
The speed when driving on the Bamfield Main Road should not exceed 60 km per hour, and drivers are required to slow down in bad weather conditions and when construction equipment, flaggers, and crews are on the road. The RCMP will be monitoring for safe driving throughout the project and detour.
