7 Ways to Travel Safely this Easter Weekend
Easter long weekend is here, the weather is getting nicer, and hitting the road to see family and friends is on the agenda. It’s really important that you get to where you’re going safely (especially
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Photo Blog: Avalanche Control Over BC Highways
Avalanches are mesmerizing – at least from a safe distance, whether that be via video, photograph, or directly from a helicopter. No one gets closer to the action than our avalanche control technicians. They trek
How We Monitor Weather and Highway Conditions
To determine how best to protect travellers, the ministry and maintenance contractors monitor and forecast weather using roadside weather, remote avalanche weather and frost probe stations. if there is a concern with dropping temperatures, we can set an alert to notify us when a specific temperature is reached, allowing crews to apply salt in either solid or liquid (brine solution) form before freezing begins.
Highway Thru Hell: The Complete TranBC Interview Series
Discovery Channel’s Highway Thru Hell illustrates the need for drivers to “shift into winter,” so imagine our delight when star of the show Jamie Davis and producer Mark Miller visited TranBC to share some of their experiences filming Season 1.
Snow, SPICE and Everything Nice(ly) Measured
Since when do snow, sleet, ice and SPICE go together? Since the Solid Precipitation Inter Comparison Experiment (SPICE) began at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Coquihalla summit weather station. This international study is using
5 Things to Learn from Watching Highway Thru Hell
Whether you’re an avid connoisseur of reality television, or simply an average BC driver intrigued by life on the road, you’re likely familiar with Discovery Channel’s series: Highway Thru Hell (cue flaming asphalt). The frosty
On the Topic of Tolls
A toll. To some, it may as well be a four letter word. (Well, OK, it already is, but you get our point.) To others, tolls are just the cost of doing business. There are
Picking BC HighwayCams: Our Top 5 Deciding Factors Include You
Since launching DriveBC in 2005, BC HighwayCams have quickly become the website’s most popular resource for catching up-to-the-minute road conditions. Their fast rising popularity demonstrated there’s a big desire to “know before you go,” whether