District of Squamish is urging locals to use caution while going to the Spit as crews undertake culvert replacement work at the estuary today.
Those going to the Spit can expect single lane alternating traffic today, from 8 am to 5 pm.
The culvert replacement work is to improve fish passage in the estuary.
The work is part of a Central Estuary Restoration Project, a joint initiative of the Squamish River Watershed Society (SRWS), the Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Squamish Nation.
The project’s goal is to reverse the decline of Chinook salmon by improving fish access between the Squamish River and the central estuary.
Last year, one of the fish obstructing culverts along the Spit Road was replaced with a fish friendly concrete box culvert. A second culvert further downstream is being removed this year.
The multi-phase project will upgrade culverts along the Spit Road, realign the lower section of the Spit, and re-connect tidal channels in the estuary.
