(Submitted photo/BC Ministry of Transportation).

By Aaron Schulze

Ten Mile Slide

Ten Mile Slide stabilization project on Highway 99 now 90 per cent complete

Jun 30, 2021 | 10:30 AM

LILOOET — The B.C. government said the Ten Mile Slide stabilization project on Highway 99 is now 90 per cent complete, with current work focusing on restoring Highway 99 to two-lane traffic.

Stabilization work includes installing concrete and composite piles below the highway to support the roadbed and prevent further movement, soiling anchors above the highway, and reconstructing the highway to two lanes.

Once completed, the province said it will improve the long-term safety and reliability for people travelling through the Ten Mile Slide area of Highway 99, which has been subject to closures and warnings due to the continually shifting slope.

(Submitted photo/BC Ministry of Transportation).

Ten Mile Slide is located within Xaxli’p’s Fountain Indian Reserve, approximately 17 kilometres northeast of Lillooet on Highway 99. The portion of Highway 99 has experienced ongoing slide activity for several decades. Highway 99 is vital to the local and regional economy and acts as the primary connector between Lillooet and Kamloops.

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In December 2016, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure committed $60 million for a long-term fix to stabilize the Ten Mile Slide. The total project budget is now $83.7 million, with additional costs reflecting the project’s complexity.

Construction is anticipated to finish in late 2021.