*
\
0
~
o
r
: o ®
, O
2 BRITISH 2014 20 230 , July SHVO0 COLUMBIA File Bidgood Bruce300 8 1 Mr : Regional B 4 C G Stikine ’ G Chair District of AvenueE 4545 IKitimat Lazelle JUL v . Terrace Bidgood 1 - Status Kitwanga Dear Mr 1 , Re Hazelton Kitwanga Backroad 36 V - s , to 2 . 1 . : , the - Regional requestkmregarding road formerlypublic writingof the the re opening . in asresponsethe District long to As known andBackroad alonga at gravel of road the Hazelton the side2007- thatSkeena am connected theVillages HazeltonKitwanga Kitwanga since the River you Backroad closedsteep due severe geotechnicalknow Hazelton area has been north , 2014the as the , the slide known . VissermanslopeSlideofinstability of particularly” , of the site location route the Kitwanga had trafficvolumes . 16 Historically out Backroad 200 and an alternate Hazelton communityat low1 alongwas. 20 in Currentlyvery the traffic Highway, and the- HazeltonKitwanga approximately volumes between Hazeltonof and vehicles day? - l < , an ongoing for The at are . out been per . - instability VissermanSlide has investigationsissue than slope ministry carriedsite out to more They yearsand theengineersinvestigationhavetest holes significant soiltesting the yearsmonitoring . drilled soil laboratory installed to have to carried betterovertermunderstandthe and and slide instrumentationand conductedgeophysicalstudies surveysshort the the anyareareasonableengineersor long solutions reduce conditionsinstabilityanddetermine there haveconcluded that to the remediateif wereslide andMinistry Visserman Slide is and no options verydeep are clear viable wideroad there the toand repairthe 2007 available stabilize area . road closing in various to alignment theroad slidestabilization and re options were Prior The alsoattempted drainage road evaluated ministry , not implement long improvements andminorarea alignments successful interms term the re which were stabilizationof , . . of road re options for theHazelton Kitwanga been. Several alignment existing forestry - Backroadhave examined including usingportions to roads Theseoptions ranged in scopeand feasibility10 to costs of 15 ^ - $4, $ 15 alsowould involve dealing grades , with from million Many with road of cent adding significant risks driversafety : - thereby cost . potentiallonggeotechnicalterm concerns per and ,issues additional pressures- more. maintenance . : Ministry . of : 12 Transportation District Address and InfrastructureStikine Mailing 0 Location.. 0 Bulklcy 0 2 3726 AlfredAve V 2 Bag 5000 BCV N 0 N Smithers Smithers BC tran/ : www bc Telephone250 847 7403- gov J J 847 Fax 250- 7219 . . . ca July Page RDKS
slide One that contains deemed Ministry possibilities
with
Mitten was this I an assistance Kitwanga In
If important has region
the
Regards
Carl
District
am
you
closing
emergency
Kispiox
detour
area
invested
concluded the
of
2
happy
area B
,
2
at
have
,
.
Main
these
2014
including
Lutz
Manager
Ministry staff
not , . Carl
road
.
,
Backroad
structure
while
is
from
While
to
any area
existing
Forest
feasible
.
have
options
over
150 Lutz
grades
advise
or
that
questions
.
MOTI
I
of
,
the km
very
this
appreciate
@
Transportation
$
also
Forests
Service
,
continues
7
no
qov
with
the
long to
Regional
was
that
million of
route
significant
in
reasonable
construct
recently
.
over
bc
ministry
, respect
response
there
a
it or
.
,
ca
Road
would
2.3
Lands
does
in
wish the 20
.
to
District
km
rehabilitation
is
re
per
provide
Regional
must
to
closure due
(
ensure
alternate
-
be
to
FSR
horseshoe
and option
evaluated
to
the
cent
discuss
the
Hazelton
to
of
balance
)
Natural
network
.
additional
safe .
Kitimat
This
of
shortest
access
exists
During
District
access
Highway
works
further
the -
and
FSR
shaped
’
s priorities
Resource
.
of
Stikine
concerns
in
establishment
,
’
the
reliable
s
significant
it forestry
was
to from
and
,
interest
would
please
16
conceptual
the
road
.
.
upgraded
out
Kitwanga
and
Over
Hagwilget
Operations
access
for
roads
require
that
of
in
contact
investment
geotechnical
a
the
the
the
went
of
viable
in
design
to
communities by
re
past
to
any
all
the
the - me Bridge
opening
Hazelton
FLNRO
around
(
new
FLNRO
secondary
alternative
three
area
Village at
funds
phase
road
250
slope
to
.
the
years
two
of
) Unfortunately
ensure
-
available
across ,
847
to
of in
construction
this
the
back
instabilities
years
route
the re see
Hazelton
,
-
7403
Hazelton
-
the
route
alignment
that
event
the
if
of
.
ministry ago
any
via
the While
or
this
was
,
and
the
of
by
with new
and
in
it
-