High and Dry
By 250 News
Truck is up to its axles in mud and gravel on cutbank crossing at the end of North Nechako Road. (photo Opinion250 staff)
The driver and a passenger in a Ford truck had to leave their vehicle in the mud and gravel last night, when heavy rain washed down onto the crossing from North Nechako Road to pr
operties on the west side of the cutbanks.
Local residents say the RCMP and Fire trucks showed up on the scene around 11:00 last night, but the two occupants of the vehicle were fine.
The crossing is not a dedicated road. It is outside City of Prince George limits.
Regional District of Fraser Fort George Administrator Jim Martin says he will do some checking to see who the actual owner is of the land (likely the Crown) but clearing this crossing is not something the Regional District would do. "Road maintenance is not a service that falls under the Regional District umbrella" says Martin.
In the past, area residents have cleared the crossing themselves. Those who live on the west side of the cutbanks are not cut off from the CIty, there is an alternate route that can be taken, it leads to Chief Lake Road.
Meantime, the barriers are up at the west end of North Nechako Road, and the crossing is off limits to traffic.
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Posted by: Chester on August 18 2007 2:31 PM
They had a meeting with the regional district earlier this year about the under cut damage the Alcan flood was causing and requested some help to shore up rip-rap on the river bank, but were turned down. Regional district position is that they can go the long way around 20km using the McPhee forest road, but then again regional district won't plow that road either in the winter for access. So with residents plowing the road it makes sense for the dozen our so households to use the cut bank road and save 20km of road work each winter even if they have to do their own road repairs.