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Upcoming snowfall wonsa国际传媒檛 affect B.C. flooding situation, say officials

Work to repair roads and infrastructure taking place says B.C. transportation minister
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Snow forecast for areas of B.C. wonsa国际传媒檛 affect the flood situation, and in fact will lessen effects, says Andrew Giles, of the B.C. River Forecast Centre. Pictured here, work in Washington state. (Black Press file)

Areas of B.C. affected by recent atmospheric river-induced flooding wonsa国际传媒檛 be hampered by heavy snow forecast, say officials.

Following heavy rains, Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings for a number of areas, including Hope, Merritt and Princeton, which is forecast to see 15 centimetres of snow. There are no flood watches or warnings in place and cooler temperatures could be beneficial, Andrew Giles, manager of River Forecast and Flood Safety, told Black Press Media during a flood update Friday (Dec. 3).

sa国际传媒淭hose cooler temperatures do help to reduce the inflow to some of those already-affected river systems,sa国际传媒 said Giles. sa国际传媒淲ith the cooler temperatures, wesa国际传媒檒l see reduced melting of snow pack in the mid to high elevations and also, the sustained freezing temperatures in the Interior of B.C. will help to reduce the water levels on the Fraser, which will help water be drained more quickly from the Sumas Prairie.sa国际传媒

Transportation Minister Rob Fleming said the heavy rains appear to be over and repair and restoration is taking place.

sa国际传媒淰ery intensive work on protecting infrastructure that remains usable. Also breaking rock and preparing to do the repair work, mobilizing material, mobilizing companies to do that work, so wesa国际传媒檙e in the planning stages on what that will look like as well, in terms of temporary access.sa国际传媒

Fleming said more information will be forthcoming as the province does more engineering assessments.

sa国际传媒淲e donsa国际传媒檛 have costs right now, but in terms of re-establishing access in areas of the Fraser Canyon, I can say that we have been working with communities like Cooksa国际传媒檚 Ferry and the Shackan First Nations to try and preserve property sa国际传媒 BC Hydro is on the ground to restore power to those homes that currently donsa国际传媒檛 have power yet, so theresa国际传媒檚 a lot happening.sa国际传媒

Crews are on scene of a rock slide on Highway 12, closing the road between Lytton and Lillooet, which occurred last night. It is estimated to be re-opened later today, Fleming said. Highway 99, between Pemberton and Lillooet will remain closed as the result of a rock slide from Wednesday evening.

sa国际传媒淔ortunately, all the other routes that are open in some capacity, are operating well,sa国际传媒 said Fleming. sa国际传媒淭hat includes Highway 3 east of Princeton, where floodwaters have now receded, allowing that route to resume to two-way traffic.sa国际传媒

Highway 1, through the Lower Mainland, re-opened yesterday and traffic also seems to be moving efficiently, Fleming said.

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