Horseshoe Bay, B.C.- The British Columbia Route 99- the popular Sea to Sky Highway has been closed due to a massive rock slide.<br />  

B.C. Sea To Sky Highway Closed In Both Directions

Horseshoe Bay, B.C.- The British Columbia Route 99- the popular Sea to Sky Highway has been closed due to a massive rock slide.

At around midnight on Tuesday huge truck sized boulders came smashing down from the hills next to the highway, blocking the road in both directions and covering both lanes of traffic.

The rock slide is massive, and it covers the roadway and it even trails down into the water near Porteau Cove.

Highway 99 is closed from Horseshoe Bay to Furry Creek Bridge, and it will be closed until the rock slide can somehow be cleared away.

The Squamish RCMP detachment has announced that they estimate at least 16,000 cubic metres of debris and rock now block the road, much of which will likely have to be blasted to clear the roadway for travel again.

The highway is expected to be closed from one to three days, or at least 24 hours as crews struggle to clear away the rockslide.

The Highway 99 is one of the areas and roadways that are undergoing upgrades to prepare for the 2010 Olympic Games.

Until the rockslide is cleared on Highway 99 drivers should find alternate routes.