Update: One person was air lifted to a Lower Mainland hospital in the accident on Britannia Beach yesterday. A child was also taken to the hospital in the accident that closed the highway.
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Highway 99 is closed in both directions at Britannia Beach due to a collision.
Emergency services including fire and police are on scene, but there are no estimates on when the highway will open.
According to Drive BC, the collision happened north of Copper Dr in the Britannia Beach area.
Expect delays in the area.
#BCHwy99 – NB Vehicle incident north of Copper Dr in the #BritanniaBeach area. Crews are en route, expect delays in the area. pic.twitter.com/0UIxK30zvo
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) September 10, 2020
Again???
When Highway 99 was upgraded for the 2010 Winter Olympics the community at Britannia was told that a four lane by-pass was planned when traffic volume required it. Land was dedicated and transferred to the Ministry by Macdonald Development Ltd. when Britannia was subdivided in 2006. The community insisted upon and was granted a two lane merge to single lane entering the community from either direction and an intersection with a stop light. We don’t want vehicles speeding through our community and most people are inconvenienced getting to their destinations passing through our townsite. The weekend congestion and this accident are a reminder it is time for the by-pass.