6 Types of BC Bridges Identified
According to the dictionary, a bridge is: “a structure carrying a road, path, railroad or canal across a river, ravine, road, railroad or other obstacle”. That’s a basic and accurate description of a bridge to
BC Travellers
Information of interest to commuters, tourists and recreational drivers in rural and urban BC.
Keep Right, Let Others Pass. It’s the Law on BC Highways
If you’ve ever found yourself stuck behind a slow moving vehicle travelling in the left lane of a BC highway, chances are pretty good you know why this rule is in place. Slower-moving vehicles in
Ask Drive BC: Your Top 6 Frequently Asked Questions
If you drive BC, we want you to “know before you go” by making DriveBC a regular part of pre-trip planning. Whatever we can do to make using the traveller information system easier, we’re all
Road Trip Time Machine: BC Highway 97 – U.S. Border to Vernon, circa 1966
As some of you already know, we’ve been digging deep into storage and digitizing 16mm photolog footage from 1966 to give you our BC Road Trip Time Machine video series. (“Photologs” were created to capture
A New Way to Make Airports Better in BC
Aviation is on the rise in British Columbia thanks to a new funding program aimed at improving airports. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is accepting grant applications for the British Columbia Air Access Program
What is Sealcoating and Why Are We Doing it on BC Highways?
No, we aren’t making jackets for cold little seals, although that is a nice thought – isn’t it? Sealcoating is actually a common type of road resurfacing done on BC highways. It involves the application
B.C. Driver Alert: When the School Bus Stops, You Stop
Children and their families are counting on motorists to do the right thing (the law-abiding thing) by coming to a complete stop when approaching a school bus with its red lights flashing.
Kids Hop to Toad Research to Protect Amphibians on Roads
When some kids from the Cowichan area were asked if they wanted to monitor toads and other amphibians on the move near highways, they jumped on it! The kids leapt at the chance to test