The controversial Dicken Road detour in Fernie, BC, has been delayed, shifting the main construction timeline to spring 2027. The BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MOTT) initially planned to route all Highway 3 traffic down the narrow residential road for six months starting in May 2026 to replace the Hartley Creek culvert on the Crowsnest Highway just east of Fernie BC. This detour would send an average of 16,000 vehicles daily, (more …