An excavator was temporarily stuck at an undignified angle on Salt Spring’s busiest road Wednesday, Jan. 8, after the ground gave way beneath it at about 1:15 p.m.
Bruce Cownden with Northridge Excavating Ltd. said that afternoon the contractors working on the Fulford-Ganges Road improvement project would to be able to get a crane in that evening to lift the equipment out.
“It was a cave-in under the machines,” said Cownden. “Everybody’s OK, no one was injured. Thanks to everyone for their patience.”
Cars had been detoured around the mishap via Arnell Way and Beddis Road, although school buses Wednesday afternoon were allowed through. The excavator was retrieved, and the road returned to its usual single-lane alternating traffic, well before Thursday’s morning commute.