Safety concerns have prompted authorities to shut down vehicle access to the gravel uphill section of Mamquam Road toward Quest University, Ring Creek and Garibaldi Provincial Park.
The closure begins just below Carpenter Son’s Bridge. Vehicle access to the trailhead will now only be available from the Quest University side.
“The road is too narrow and the embankment too steep in parts for cars to pass one another safely without significant risk to a vehicle being forced off the road and down the bank,” reads a District of Squamish news release. “This has worsened to the point where the road must be closed to regular vehicle traffic.”
Authorities say the road will remain open to pedestrians and cyclists, as well as single-direction industrial vehicles upon case-by-case approval from the District.
People can still access the areas through University Boulevard.
Officials say they don’t expect increased traffic in the Garibaldi Highlands, but will be monitoring the situation with traffic counters.
