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    • Adopt a Highway
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Maintenance Contractors

A snow plow clears snow from a BC Highway

Spotted! 3 Types of Snow Plows Found on BC Highways

November 9, 2020March 10, 2020 8 Comments

We often hear from the travelling public, asking questions about the types of snowplows at work on BC highways during the winter, and how they help keep travellers safe. We thought it would be helpful

Categories Road Maintenance

Your Most Popular BC Winter Maintenance Questions, Answered

March 1, 2022November 28, 2019 36 Comments

Winter driving and highway maintenance in BC got you worried? Don’t fret – we’re on it. We take our commitment to provide a safe, reliable transportation network very seriously, and the performance of our maintenance

Categories Road Maintenance

Getting Clear on Winter Highway Maintenance with JPW Road and Bridge

February 20, 2017 30 Comments

We take the safety of the travelling public very seriously and so do our maintenance contractors. Have you ever wondered what exactly we expect from them and how they meet our expectations? We spoke with

Categories BC Travellers, Road Maintenance
plow for winter safety

Adding “Pow” to the Plow for Winter Safety

May 26, 2022December 19, 2013 Leave a comment

Elementary school children recently painted bright designs on three snowplows and a grader for some educational fun, in Golden. Road maintenance contractor HMC Services Inc. arranged for three fully equipped tandem axle plow trucks and

Categories Shift into Winter
Salute Salt Road Maintenance

A Salute to Salt – How Our Maintenance Contractors Make Roads Safer

November 5, 2020March 7, 2012 3 Comments

  Have you ever been behind one of our maintenance contractors in the winter and watched as they sprayed liquid on the road? It’s often mistaken for water, but it’s more than that. It’s actually

Categories Road Maintenance, Shift into Winter
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Building the Spirit of Volunteerism

July 15, 2020November 24, 2011 Leave a comment

Our Ministry and our maintenance contractors think the communities we live and work in are a big deal, which is why we work hard to support them and lend a helping hand whenever we can.

Categories BC Projects

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