Naramata, B.C. group working to reopen historic Adra Tunnel
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A community group in Naramata is getting closure to reopening the Adra Tunnel which has been closed to the public for more than four decades.
A key piece of Naramata, B.C.’s history has been closed to the public for more than 40 years, however, the Adra Tunnel is on track to reopening in the near future.
The Woodwackers 2.0 formed as group of community members from Penticton and Naramata to safely reopen the tunnel.
“We range in age from 80 to 20 and all different skill sets and experience have come together to provide volunteer hours, designing, engineering, and it’s been about two years in the process to get to where we are now,” said Woodwackers 2.0 member Terry Field.
“My grandparents grew up in Naramata, so I have a lot of history visiting them in Naramata and I had the opportunity to get involved so I put my hand up and the process has been amazing seeing the community come together.”
The Adra Tunnel is located along the KVR trail just above Naramata and runs about 490 metres long.
The horseshoe-shaped tunnel was originally excavated in 1914 as part of the development of the Kettle Valley Railway. Rail operations stopped in the 1970s while the rail bed was bought by the provincial government in 1990.
“I think it’s huge, it’s got so much history — and it it’s a semicircle design so they had two crews that were working at both ends of the tunnel and they had to meet in the middle, which is a huge engineering feat to this day,” said Field.
“The Woodwackers from there, they took it on themselves to try and reopen it and carry on that heritage and that history and I think it would mean a lot to everyone to see it reopened and be able to access it in their backyard.”
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