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BC Travellers

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

What is the TMCBC and What Makes it Cutting Edge?

October 3, 2023August 23, 2019 10 Comments

 What is the Transportation Management Centre of BC (TMCBC)? Well, for starters, think of it as the nerve centre for road/weather conditions and traffic information across BC. Based in Coquitlam, the TMCBC is the

Categories BC Travellers, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
high friction surface treatment, hfst, rad safety, resurfacing, stopping distance,

High Friction Surface Treatment Sticks Up for Quick Stops

September 25, 2020August 9, 2019 17 Comments

  Drivers are getting a serious grip at 14 high-collision locations throughout the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island with the application of high friction surface treatment. High friction? Yeah, basically the roads at four interchange

Categories Road Maintenance
Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal 1966

Back in the Day: Time Travel from Victoria to Sidney in 1966

November 17, 2020July 30, 2019 21 Comments

Hey Victoria! Are you ready for your time travel close up? That’s right folks, we’ve pointed our BC Road Trip Time Machine at Highway 17 on Vancouver Island and captured the provincial capital as it

Categories BC Highway History, BC Road Trips, BC Travellers
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In a Nutshell: What We Do for BC Transportation

August 6, 2024July 19, 2019 2 Comments

With a broad name like Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, there are bound to be questions. Like small-talk at a cocktail party, those 13 syllables beg the question: “So, what do you do?” Some of

Categories BC Travellers, Commercial Vehicles

Innovative Rockfall Netting System Aims to Improve Safety at Three Valley Gap

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 12 Comments

About 20 kilometres west of Revelstoke lies a short stretch of BC Highway 1 with a unique geography. Running in-between Three Valley Lake and the Monashee Mountains, Three Valley Gap is, quite literally, located between

Categories BC Projects, BC Travellers, Commercial Vehicles, Trucking

Have you Heard of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)?

February 19, 2024June 4, 2019 18 Comments

BC HighwayCams, dynamic message signs, weather stations, reversible lane control… Any idea what these things have in common? If you guessed they’re all Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), you’d be right! With the advancement in technologies,

Categories BC Travellers, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Trucking
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How to Ignore Excuses Not to Bike (Try It!)

October 10, 2023May 23, 2019 1 Comment

 What’s your excuse NOT to bike to where you’re going? “It’s cold out.” “I’m tired.” “I don’t want to arrive all sweaty.” It’s easy to come up with excuses — until you’ve tried it

Categories Active Transportation, Tips and How Tos
A Brief History of the BC Highway Traffic Patrol

A Brief History of the BC Highway Traffic Patrol

September 3, 2019May 16, 2019 50 Comments

Most folks born in the 1970s or earlier will probably remember the smash television hit, CHiPs. The show followed the adventures of two California highway patrol officers as they kept state highways running safely and

Categories BC Highway History, BC Travellers, Trucking
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