Category: Hurley Road Updates

Conflicting reports on Hurley conditions after the grading. Some folks say it’s in great shape and others say it was in great shape but after the heavy traffic on the long weekend it’s not as good. The traffic and parking along the sides of the road going to the hiking areas at the Hurley summit…

There are machines on the Hurley brushing and ditching. The extra funding came through for the ditching and brushing and gathering of road material. There are two machines doing the funding work so people should drive safely when they approach them.  The grader was at the Bridge Main at around 1 today. Thanks to SLRD…

Update in from BJ Moore, FLNRO “Squamish Mills has not yet started the grading on the Hurley. Their grader is stuck behind the road washout at 24km on the Lillooet FSR. They are doing an emergency repair to the FSR and hope to be done by this Friday. They said that when their grader is…

Update July 3rd – The washout has been repaired. Thanks Scott Holden! We were sent a photo of a washout on the East Hurley to Bralorne. Water levels will rise with rain and warming temps so be aware the road may not be passable. SLRD Area A Director Sal Demare will report this to MoTI…

Thanks to Kat Patterson for the latest Hurley update and photo. Rough the whole way but definitely worse on the Pemby side. Biggest potholes I ‘ve experienced on the road to date. Washboard on the Gold Bridge side. Another update was received from Mark: I drove on Thursday afternoon. Seems there is a wide variance…

Update: Bridge repairs were completed July 3rd. Thanks Scott Holden! Message below from BJ Moore, FLNRO about Hurley maintenance and short delays to expect starting June 22. “Scott Holden told me this morning that he plans on starting the bridge repairs to the 9 Mile bridge (15km) on Monday June 22nd. He thinks it should…

Thanks to Jim Blair for the first Hurley update and photo of the 2020 summer season! Lots of potholes and wildlife so drive slow. Grading has not started yet. Squamish Mills will be grading the full length of the road so expect to see machinery working and please respect their space and slow down. This…

This will hopefully be the final opening update! The new contractor has one more day of plowing left and the road should be open for tomorrow (Wednesday). Squamish Mills will be grading the full length of the road so expect to see machinery working and please respect their space and slow down. If something happens…

The new contractor moved his cat up to the Hurley and moved Tom’s cat back to Gold Bridge. He got in a day of plowing yesterday and will give us another update tonight. Yesterday someone attempted to drive the Hurley and got a jeep stuck in the snow up top. Luckily someone else came by…

The Province of BC still advises to restrict travel to communities to essential traffic only. Keep our communities safe and explore BC Later. Unfortunately things are not going well for Tom this year and yesterday he had an incident and is unable to work for a while. We would like to wish Tom a speedy…

Update on the progress of the Hurley opening. The Province of BC still advises to restrict travel to communities to essential traffic only. Keep our communities safe and explore BC Later. Update Sunday night. Tom got his cat fixed and unfortunately blew another hose. The shop in Kamloops is closed until Tuesday. We really feel…

Update on the progress of the Hurley opening from BJ Moore, FLNRO. The Province of BC still advises to restrict travel to communities to essential traffic only. Keep our communities safe and explore BC Later. The Hurley is still closed to traffic and at this time the estimated opening is unknown (updated Saturday 5.30pm) We…