Cone Zone Campaign
When spring construction season ramps up, the Cone Zone BC campaign kicks in to raise awareness for roadside worker safety. The numbers speak for themselves: These startling stats make it clear drivers need to undergo
BC Travellers
Information of interest to commuters, tourists and recreational drivers in rural and urban BC.
Revealing the Anti-icing and De-icing Magic of Brine
Ice is not nice under vehicle wheels, so our maintenance contractors use brine for anti-icing and de-icing, to help keep highways safe in winter. Brine is crystal salt (sodium chloride) blended with water – a
Throwback Look at BC’s Historic Commercial Weigh Scale Stations
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
Why Some BC Highway Webcams Can Go Down in Winter
You love BC Highway Cams and so do we. Our network of more than 925 webcam views of BC highways works exceptionally well to keep you in the know before you go. We monitor our
The ABCs of Winter Highway Classification and Maintenance
Our maintenance contractors work hard every day to keep BC highways safe and traffic moving smoothly. Because British Columbia is a geographically diverse province, our contractors can face any number of unique challenges where highway
How the Barnston Island Ferry Supports an Agricultural Oasis
Since 1916, the Barnston Island Ferry has been sailing between Surrey and tiny Barnston Island. There are no roads to the islet, so the ferry brings agricultural supplies, equipment and workers, and enables farm products to reach mainland markets. Its role as a supply vessel is so intrinsic to the island’s food production, that in the 1920s, it served as a milk shuttle.
How to Keep Active Transportation Going in Winter
According to a general population survey, bad weather is the top reason people choose not to travel to work, school or other activities using active transportation (that’s travelling by bike, on foot, wheelchair, skateboard, skis…
Behind the Scenes with Our Highway Operations Managers
Welcome to the work of our operations managers… It takes a cool head in emergencies, problem-solving and planning skills, an ability to communicate with a vast variety of people – and in one case – an eight-hour drive to the job.