Information of interest to commuters, tourists and recreational drivers in rural and urban BC.
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.
TMC agents work 24/7 to share current highway information with BC motorists via DriveBC and DriveBC’s nine Twitter accounts, and on message signs across BC. They’re also a lifeline to avalanche control colleagues working in remote locations.
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
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
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
You love BC Highway Cams and so do we. Our network of 496 cameras delivering 1,013 views of current keep you in the know before you go. We monitor our systems around the clock to
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
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.