Drivers travelling in and out of Tofino-Ucluelet are facing delays Tuesday morning.
DriveBC is reporting a washout shut the highway down in both directions around 4 a.m. and that the road opened to single-lane, alternating traffic around 7 a.m.
UPDATE - #BCHwy4 is reduced to single lane alternating traffic at #KennedyLake due to a washout. #PortAlberni #Tofino #Ucluelethttps://t.co/oZ5D0CgZsj
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) November 19, 2019
The washout occurred roughly five kilometres from Kennedy Hill and the Ministry of Transportation cited heavy rainfall as the cause.
An update by DriveBC at 2 p.m. reported that the single-lane traffic situation was still in effect and another update is expected at 3 p.m.
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