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A section of 242 Road will be closed to traffic Wednesday as crews carry out culvert replacement work.

Work is underway on a permanent access road to Old Fort as the community continues its recovery from a landslide that temporarily cut off residents.

Old Fort residents are being allowed home after the Peace River Regional District lifted an evacuation order tied to the community’s ongoing landslide concerns, though officials warn a temporary access road means evacuation alerts remain in place.

Residents of Old Fort remain cut off and facing ongoing disruption as a still-active landslide continues to shift the only road into the community, with no timeline yet for repairs.

The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit said Sunday that a landslide near Old Fort continues to shift, with roadway displacement increasing by another 10 metres since the last update.

An evacuation alert has been issued for parts of Old Fort as increasing ground movement in the landslide area raises the risk to nearby homes, prompting residents to prepare to leave on short notice.

An evacuation order remains in effect for the Old Fort area in northeastern British Columbia after an active landslide cut off road access to the community.

The Peace River Regional District said it has issued Evacuation Order No. 1 for the Old Fort landslide area due to an immediate danger to life caused by active and increasing ground movement.