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Cracking at Old Fort Slide in B.C. Prompts Officials to Send Shelter-in-Place Order
Officials say geotechnical engineers are assessing the site as the community’s only road remains closed and residents stay sheltered in place.
- On Sunday, the Ministry of Transportation closed Old Fort Road near Fort St. John following reports of "cracking" at the "historic Old Fort slide," prompting officials to urge residents in Old Fort to shelter in place.
- Previous landslides in 2018 and 2020 damaged the roadway, which remains the only access point for the community of about 150 residents in Old Fort.
- Dawson Road Maintenance crews have monitored a widening crack in the hill since Sunday night, while the Ministry of Transportation said "geotechnical engineers are on the way to assess conditions."
- The Peace River Regional District issued an evacuation order Monday, temporarily reopening Old Fort Road for residents to exit, though officials warned support services will not be provided for those who remain.
- Before reopening, the Ministry of Transportation must "undertake a full evaluation" for safety reasons; a 2021 provincial review determined that improving the existing route remains the best long-term option.
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castanet.net
Cracking at Old Fort slide in B.C. prompts officials to issue evacuation order
Officials are urging people in a residential community of northeastern B.C. to prepare to evacuate due to the risk of a landslide. A statement from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit says cracking has been seen at the site of the historic Old Fort slide, about five kilometres south of the ci...
The Toronto Star
Cracking at Old Fort slide in B.C. prompts officials to send shelter-in-place order
FORT ST. JOHN - Officials are urging people in a residential community in northeastern B.C. to shelter in place due to the risk of a landslide.
Old Fort Road closed as ground movement reported at the site of a 2018 landslide – Energeticcity.ca
The Old Fort Road landslide. (File) FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Old Fort Road has been closed to all traffic after residents reported fresh ground movement within the area of the landslide that happened in 2018. The Peace River Regional District has opened its Emergency Operations Centre after receiving reports of ground movement from residents. The Ministry of Transportation and Transit has since shut the road in both directions. There are no evacua…
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