Adra Tunnel along Kettle Valley Rail Trail close to reopening: RDOS
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Now with approval from the province, the phased project has moved on to physical rock bolting and shotcrete work to stabilize the structure.
For the first time in the past 30 years, the Adra Tunnel is close to reopening.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is backing efforts to reopen the historic Adra Tunnel along the Kettle Valley Rail (KVR) Trail.
The tunnel near Naramata is 109 years old and is the longest tunnel on the KVR and has been closed since the early 1990s due to unstable conditions. Further, deliberately-set fires in the tunnel in 2010 and 2012 destroyed the remaining timber supports, further deteriorating tunnel stability.
The RDOS is supporting a community group known as ‘Woodwackers 2.0’ which initiated the project.
The group is an informal community network of local businesses and individuals who are working with the regional district, Recreation Sites and Trails BC as well as several local contractors to bring together funds, resources and expertise to safely reopen the tunnel.
The group shares the RDOS’ vision for the KVR trail to become a prime heritage and recreation site, in turn bringing in more tourists to the trail.
“This project is ignited by a strong sense of community passion, generosity, and purpose from the Woodwackers 2.0 and their supporters to make what has been a seemingly impossible task become possible,” said Adrienne Fedrigo, Electoral Area “E” director.
In 2022, the regional district eyed the possibility of reopening the tunnel, but still needed to undertake a study and determine the feasibility of opening the 487-metre tunnel.
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