Attn: the construction is finally here. Re-paving of Eagle Mountain Drive (originally planned for 2nd half of April) starts tomorrow: “Eagle Mountain Drive Road Repaving has been rescheduled to start the week of June 10 (weather dependent). Crews will work Monday to Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. They may work some Saturdays as well.

Reminder, during active construction, there will be traffic delays. Please plan extra time when using this route. In addition, street parking will be affected throughout the project.

Lastly, Eagle Mountain Drive may be left in compacted gravel for a number of days while work is being completed. Please drive carefully.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.”

Following the re-paving, we expect Fortis to get right to work on the power line construction. A new hydro line will be built from beside the substation (the area where the kids have a little track) and it will be up through Baby Bastard, ending at the entrance to Sidewinder.

It’s quite likely that there will be no more viable parking for the rest of the year…. Sidewinder is already closed until after they are done, so there is no way in to start the exterminator loop, because RSTBC does not want people riding from the road (so please avoid doing that). It’s possible there might be some available parking on Sundays and if so we will try and organize some trail days. It’s also possible we will just be stuck planning until the project ends.

In the meantime please do not go up there expecting to park or ride, you will have no luck with either! We get daily updates from the dog walkers so if the situation changes or as there are updates we’ll keep them posted here. The most important thing of course is that people stay OUT of active work areas, for everyone’s safety!