B.C. highway swept away in 2021 floods reopens between Merritt and Spences Bridge

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B.C. highway swept away in 2021 floods reopens between Merritt and Spences Bridge
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Transportation Minister Rob Fleming says it has taken crews considerable work to restore Highway 8, a scenic corridor that snakes along the Nicola River between Merritt and Spences Bridge

, the Nicola River surged and changed course while whole sections of the highway, and some homes, fell into the waterway.

“From the first day of the atmospheric river, people have gone above and beyond to help us to reach this important milestone,” Fleming says in a statement. Work also continues to restore fish habitat, and the government says more than 5,000 fish were salvaged from isolated channels and returned to the Nicola River.

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