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Search Results for: Kamloops

Trans-Canada Improvements (and Delays) Ahead: How You Can Be Prepared

August 27, 2024June 6, 2024 21 Comments

The Trans-Canada Highway is the primary route connecting BC to the rest of Canada and it’s getting several improvements over the coming years, as a part of our Kamloops-Alberta Four-Laning Program. Much of what makes

Categories BC Travellers, Cone Zone, Feature Articles, Trucking

BC Flooding: What Does the Road to Recovery Look Like for Our Highways?

September 12, 2023May 10, 2022 10 Comments

The south coast of BC is often referred to as the “Wet Coast” – a lighthearted nod to the high levels of rain that fall here annually. However, during the BC flooding of November 2021,

Categories Emergency Events, Engineering

BC’s Historic Landslides – What They Are and How We Manage Them

September 18, 2024May 3, 2022 2 Comments

Managing historic slides takes in-depth analysis to assess the slide’s behaviour, expert information and community input, to choose the best option.

Categories BC Travellers, Engineering

Stopped on Highway 1 in the Rocky Mountains? Don’t Worry – We Have a Plan

September 12, 2023March 3, 2022 13 Comments

Mountains and snow are two of BC’s most defining features – especially in our Rocky Mountain District. But those features can also pose problems when trying to keep BC highways passable and safe. We make

Categories BC Travellers, Commercial Vehicles, Road Maintenance

Four Laning BC Highway 1: Your Questions Answered

June 20, 2024July 21, 2021 148 Comments

If you’ve driven in British Columbia, chances are pretty good you’ve been on the Trans-Canada Highway. It’s the primary east-west connection through our beautiful province, our main gateway to the rest of Canada, and a

Categories BC Projects, BC Travellers, Trucking

How We’re Helping Carriage Drivers and Motorists Stay Safely on Course

May 26, 2022May 20, 2021 10 Comments

One of our more unusual warning signs, designed to keep carriage drivers, horses and motorists safely on course, is posted on side roads that were once part of the Cariboo Wagon Road.

Categories Engineering, Tips and How Tos
Cyclist travelling over retrofitted cattle guard

How We’re Keeping Cyclists Safe and Cattle in Place

April 1, 2022April 20, 2021 11 Comments

Rethinking a common type of infrastructure in the Kamloops area is helping strike a balance between keeping cattle contained and providing cyclists with safe passage. The challenge: cattle guards (similar to the larger ungulate guards),

Categories Active Transportation, Wildlife
Fernie Weigh Scale, circa 1962

Throwback Look at BC’s Historical Commercial Weigh Scale Stations

November 9, 2022February 26, 2021 6 Comments

Weigh scale inspection stations didn’t always look like they do today. They were small, simple and unassuming structures but they were BIG when it came to the safety of commercial transport in BC. We’re talking

Categories BC Highway History, Commercial Vehicles
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