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BC Travellers

Information of interest to commuters, tourists and recreational drivers in rural and urban BC.

Scalers – Top to Bottom Rock Removal Specialists

September 12, 2023October 20, 2022 5 Comments

Scalers work above roadways to help keep motorists safe from falling rock or encountering a surprise boulder (or three). Their work as rock removal specialists also enables workers and equipment to safely perform construction below.

Categories Engineering, Feature Articles, Road Maintenance
Two residential school survivors painting bridge orange

How Repainting Orange Bridge Strengthens Reflection and Healing

January 4, 2023October 19, 2022 3 Comments

Reactions to the orange bridge paint now covering parts of the Riverbend Bridge in Port Alberni prove that an infrastructure improvement doesn’t have to be physically large in scale to have major positive impacts on

Categories BC Highway History
Sun hitting mountains at Duffey Lake

Your BC Road Trip Photo Quest’s 10 Best for 2022

November 1, 2022September 20, 2022 Leave a comment

For the past few years, we’ve been celebrating your thirst for adventure by inviting you to share your road trip photos in, what we call, the BC Road Trip Photo Quest. At the start of summer,

Categories BC Road Trips

6 Steps to Safely Secure a Load onto Your Passenger Vehicle

September 12, 2023August 31, 2022 Leave a comment

Transporting items by attaching them to the roof of your passenger vehicle requires planning and attention to ensure you safely secure the load, and don’t cause a hazard to others, or yourself, on your route.

Categories BC Travellers, Tips and How Tos

Why Automated Flagger Assistance Devices are Here to Stay

August 30, 2024August 26, 2022 18 Comments

It’s safe to say: Automated Flagger Assistance Devices (AFAD) are only going to become more common on BC roadways. Not only do they provide effective traffic management, they also keep traffic controllers out of harms

Categories Cone Zone, Feature Articles
Mount Robson Rest Area - BC Highway 16

Stopping at a BC Rest Area? Here’s What You Need to Know

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 48 Comments

One of the best ways to see BC is by hitting the road. (Who doesn’t love yelling “Road Trip!”?) To help plan your trip, and keep safety a priority, we recommend stopping at one of our

Categories BC Travellers, Trucking

BC Road Trip Time Machine: Highway 3 from Princeton to Alberta Border, 1966

August 16, 2022 22 Comments

History nerds – get ready! We’ve fired up the Road Trip Time Machine and pointed it at BC Highway 3 for a look at this iconic road as it was between Princeton and Crowsnest on

Categories BC Highway History, BC Travellers
firefighter holding stop sign

How to Help Volunteer Firefighters Help Others on BC Highways

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Leave a comment

 We talk a lot about the importance of roadside worker safety as part of the Cone Zone campaign, but what about roadside volunteer safety? Volunteer firefighters, for example, are first responders to highway incidents.

Categories Cone Zone, Emergency Events
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