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Cone Zone BC

Trans-Canada Improvements (and Delays) Ahead: How You Can Be Prepared

August 27, 2024June 6, 2024 21 Comments

The Trans-Canada Highway is the primary route connecting BC to the rest of Canada and it’s getting several improvements over the coming years, as a part of our Kamloops-Alberta Four-Laning Program. Much of what makes

Categories BC Travellers, Cone Zone, Feature Articles, Trucking

Why Automated Flagger Assistance Devices are Here to Stay

August 30, 2024August 26, 2022 18 Comments

It’s safe to say: Automated Flagger Assistance Devices (AFAD) are only going to become more common on BC roadways. Not only do they provide effective traffic management, they also keep traffic controllers out of harms

Categories Cone Zone, Feature Articles
firefighter holding stop sign

How to Help Volunteer Firefighters Help Others on BC Highways

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Leave a comment

 We talk a lot about the importance of roadside worker safety as part of the Cone Zone campaign, but what about roadside volunteer safety? Volunteer firefighters, for example, are first responders to highway incidents.

Categories Cone Zone, Emergency Events

Road Safety in Action at the Cloverdale Rodeo

May 15, 2019May 14, 2019 Leave a comment

You’re invited to have some serious fun with the Cone Zone BC work zone safety awareness campaign. Come on down to the Cloverdale Rodeo Go-Kart Experience, May 17-20, 2019. The Work Zone Safety Alliance is

Categories BC Travellers, Cone Zone

Why Slow Down if No Workers at Construction Site?

July 10, 2019January 23, 2019 48 Comments

Have you ever driven through a signed construction speed zone with no workers in sight and thought, “Why the heck do I have to slow down if there’s nothing happening?” It’s a question we get

Categories Cone Zone
commercial vehicles

See Why This Video Makes Us Worried for Roadside Workers

December 5, 2019July 28, 2017 25 Comments

Disappointed… and worried. That basically sums up how we felt when our Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) officers reported how often drivers break the Slow Down Move Over law during roadside traffic stops on

Categories Cone Zone

Watch and Learn How to Drive Safely in the Cone Zone

January 6, 2023August 15, 2016 9 Comments

Slow down near roadside workers. Pay attention to construction signs and traffic controllers. Respect the cone zone. We encourage all of the above. But what exactly does it all look like? Well, see for yourself

Categories Cone Zone
Cone Zone Landscaping

What it’s Like to be a Landscaper in the Cone Zone

August 14, 2020July 14, 2016 2 Comments

When most people think of those who work roadside in Cone Zones, they think construction workers and the flaggers taking care of traffic control. But there’s a long list of other workers whose safety depends

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