An update has been provided on repair work underway on the province’s southwest coast following record-breaking rainfalls earlier this week.
Culverts are being installed at Overbrook Falls and backfilling has begun, while work is underway to prepare other damaged areas for culvert replacement once the new infrastructure is delivered.
Repairs to the main highway at Black Duck Brook are completed and the road reopened earlier today.
Loch Lomond Road and Upper Ferry Road in the Codroy Valley are open but with lane closures.
Meanwhile a number of highways remain closed including Station Road, Doyles, St. Andrew’s Road, Ranger Road, O’Regan’s Line Road, Block Road, St. Andrews, Searston and Cape Anguille
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Federal Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair has announced that the federal government has approved the request for Canadian Armed Forces assistance to mitigate the impact of the severe weather.
Blair says personnel will provide air support for evacuations if needed and assist with the maintenance of supply chains across the province.
We will always be there to protect Canadians. To mitigate the impact of the extreme weather in Newfoundland and Labrador, we have approved a request for assistance for @CanadianForces support.
— Bill Blair (@BillBlair) November 26, 2021
Meanwhile, provincial government officials are hoping to have more information on work to re-establish transportation and the supply chain through the southwest coast within the next 24 hours.
Historic rainfall has resulted in at least four major washouts in the area. For all intents and purposes, residents in one portion of the Codroy Valley are cut off from the remainder of the province, sandwiched between two washouts.
Area MHA Andrew Parsons, who was in South Branch this morning, says massive culverts arrived on site at OverFalls late last night, the scene of the biggest washout.
Current view of the first section of a culvert being installed on the Trans-Canada Highway at Overfalls Brook Friday morning. #nltraffic pic.twitter.com/8tvj1MYGKf
— Transportation and Infrastructure NL (@TI_GovNL) November 26, 2021
Parsons says in the meantime, helicopter service is available for those who require medical appointments.
He says some staples like bread, milk and eggs, were also running out in Port aux Basques and other areas, and shipments are now arriving.
She says bread was delivered to Port aux Basques this morning and eggs are expected on the ferry tomorrow, while Coleman’s is working on getting milk and bread in via the land route from the other side of the washouts.
