How to Drive Around Snow Plows in BC
Pop quiz! You’re driving a two-lane highway after a fresh dumping of snow. You spot the flashing lights of a snow plow up ahead in the left lane. You… a) Speed up to get
Coquihalla
Why We’re Keeping Commercial Trucks Out of Some Left Lanes on the Coquihalla
We’re restricting commercial vehicles from using the far left lane northbound on the Coquihalla’s Snowshed Hill between Box Canyon and Zopkios with our No Trucks in the Left Lane pilot program. The restriction is in
The Story of the Highway 97 Alphabet
Scan around Canada’s highway system and you’ll find that BC is the only province to have an A, B, C and D version of a highway. In this province, those letters are tagged onto Highway
How to Avoid Being Pranked by Spring on the Coquihalla
Warning! Don’t let spring play an April Fools’ prank on you. Roadside signs state passenger vehicles are required to have winter tires, and commercial trucks must carry chains, on most BC highways between October 1
Your Top TranBC Engineering Stories
In Canada, we celebrate National Engineering and Geoscience Month in March, highlighting the importance of engineering as a career and its impact on our daily lives. Engineering is such a HUGE part of what we
Watch How We Get Through Winter on the Coquihalla
Having trouble viewing this video in your browser? Try watching it directly on our YouTube channel. UPDATE: Yellowhead Road & Bridge took over a new maintenance contract for SA 14/Coquihalla in July 2019 (replacing
What You Need to Know About Winter Weather on the “Coq”
[Note: Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Nicola) Ltd. took over the highway maintenance contract for Service Area 14 as of July 1, 2019]. We’ve heard from a few folks recently asking how they can travel the
Coquihalla Construction Crews: “A Story for Every Kilometre”
It took more than 10,000 people 20 months of continuous work to open Phase 1 of the Coquihalla, on May 16, 1986. Many of the men and women who worked on this historic project have