Alternative route to Bamfield sees high incidences of flat tires
- Travellers using Youbou Road to Bamfield should prepare for flat tires, with 17 reports in a single day.
- The Youbou Road serves as an alternate route due to the closure of Bamfield Road from the Mount Underwood wildfire, which broke out on August 11.
- Daniel Sailland, chief administrative officer, warned travelers to prepare for potential delays and to drive slowly.
- BC Hydro estimates it will take two weeks to restore power to Bamfield and surrounding communities.
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'It's terrible': Traffic detoured around Alberni wildfire face flat tires on road
With the Franklin River Road still being closed due to the Mount Underwood wildfire, people travelling to the Ditidaht First Nation have to take an alternate route which is along a difficult and dangerous road. Dorothy Burn has relied heavily on the potholed road between Nitinaht and Bamfield during the nine-day-long State of Emergency at the Ditidaht Nation, as she and community members drive to get supplies and provide emergency food services …
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