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Emergency Events

Timely and behind the scenes information around incident response and events impacting travel.

BC Flooding: What Does the Road to Recovery Look Like for Our Highways?

May 17, 2022May 10, 2022 2 Comments

The south coast of BC is often referred to as the “Wet Coast” – a lighthearted nod to the high levels of rain that fall here annually. However, during the BC flooding of November 2021,

Categories BC Travellers, Emergency Events, Engineering, Feature Articles

How We Catch Avalanche Debris to Reduce Highway Closure Times

March 10, 2022January 11, 2022 Leave a comment

If we can “catch” some avalanche debris, we can “release” you that much sooner to travel through the area and get to your destination.

Categories Avalanche Program, BC Travellers, Road Maintenance

Meet BC SIMS – Our Seismic Infrastructure Monitoring System

November 4, 2021 6 Comments

Hello. My name is British Columbia Smart Infrastructure Monitoring System. My developers call me BC SIMS. My job is to constantly monitor seismic activity across Canada (as well as Washington, Oregon and Alaska) and report

Categories BC Infrastructure, BC Travellers, Emergency Events

Current Emergency Highway Events

January 7, 2022November 1, 2021 Leave a comment

REDIRECTING … You are being forwarded to Current Highway Travel Advisories. If you do not get forwarded automatically, click here. Share this page: https://www.tranbc.ca/2021/11/01/current-highway-travel-advisories/

Categories BC Travellers, Emergency Events, Flooding

How We Helped Prevent Avalanches with Reforestation on Highway 3

August 3, 2021June 17, 2021 12 Comments

A terrible scar on a beautiful landscape, the “Big Burn” on BC Highway 3 in Manning Provincial Park, was a striking reminder of the damaging impact of forest fire for many years. Many British Columbians

Categories Avalanche Program, BC Highway History

DriveBC Agents a 24/7 Channel to BC Highway Information

September 22, 2021May 6, 2021 32 Comments

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.

Categories BC Travellers, Career Stories, Emergency Events, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Culvert and sinkhole repair

Rejuvenating and Reopening the Popular Cowichan Valley Trail

May 7, 2021March 30, 2021 15 Comments

True, we are road builders. But the recent series of upgrades to the popular multi-use Cowichan Valley Trail is a reminder that we are also trail builders. In fact, we own six rail trails around

Categories BC Projects, Flooding

12 Practical Steps to Repairing Flood Damage in the South Peace

September 10, 2020September 9, 2020 4 Comments

We’re working as hard as we can to repair roads in the South Peace region, after major flooding in mid-June 2016 damaged more than 300 sites. Restoring roads takes some or all of 12 steps.

Categories BC Road Trips, Cone Zone, Flooding, Road Maintenance
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