Highway Detour Expected This Week

Section of Sea to Sky to be closed for hazardous tree removal

Wildfire burns near Whyte Lake in Cypress Park on June 26, 2023. Trees damaged in that wildfire are subject to removal by WV Parks Department next week, resulting in detours for travellers along the Sea to Sky. Photo by Andrea Bradshaw.

The south end of the Sea to Sky is slated to close during daylight hours on Tuesday and Wednesday this week as the District of West Vancouver Parks Department removes a number of hazardous trees from above the highway.

Traffic will be detoured along Horseshoe Bay Drive from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on November 17 and 18.

Drivers heading northbound will be directed to exit at Eagleridge Drive (Exit 2), and follow the old highway until rejoining the Sea to Sky past the work area. Drivers heading southbound will be directed onto Horseshoe Bay Drive until routed back onto the TransCanada.

The trees died as a result of the 2023 wildfire that started in the rest area near Whyte Lake above Horseshoe Bay. A statement from West Van District says that the steep terrain and the location of the trees above the highway means the main highway must close during work hours.

The highway is expected to reopen outside of work hours.

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