A rock slide on Highway 99 near Horseshoe Bay damaged three westbound vehicles and temporarily halted traffic early Wednesday morning.
Debris spilled onto the highway around 1:30 a.m., just south of Ansell Place. Snowplow trucks quickly removed rocky debris from the section of highway and south and northbound lanes were reopened after a 45-minute closure.
Sonia Lowe, a ministry of transportation spokeswoman, said the incident is suspected to be weather related and a geotechnical assessment of the area is currently underway. "The rock mesh and catchment area at this location contained the majority of the rockfall with a small amount of rocks spilling over into the northbound slow lane," she said.
Cpl. Jag Johal, of the West Vancouver Police Department's traffic section, said police and partner agencies will be conducting periodic highway checks to ensure motorist have proper winter tires when travelling north of Horseshoe Bay or up Cypress Mountain. - Justin Beddall
