Skip to content
TranBC
TranBC
  • Travellers
    • Shift Into Winter
    • Cone Zone
    • Road Maintenance
    • Tips and How Tos
    • BC Road Trips
  • Commercial Vehicles
    • Trucking
    • Passenger Transportation
  • Engineering
    • BC Projects
    • BC Infrastructure
    • Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
    • BC Highway History
  • Environment
    • Wildlife
    • Avalanche and Weather Program
    • Active Transportation
    • Adopt a Highway
    • Transit
  • Emergency Events
    • Current Road Advisories and Information
    • About Avalanche
    • About Flooding
    • About Wildfire
  • Careers
    • Career Stories
    • TELP/EIT/GIT Program
  • Travellers
    • Shift Into Winter
    • Cone Zone
    • Road Maintenance
    • Tips and How Tos
    • BC Road Trips
  • Commercial Vehicles
    • Trucking
    • Passenger Transportation
  • Engineering
    • BC Projects
    • BC Infrastructure
    • Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
    • BC Highway History
  • Environment
    • Wildlife
    • Avalanche and Weather Program
    • Active Transportation
    • Adopt a Highway
    • Transit
  • Emergency Events
    • Current Road Advisories and Information
    • About Avalanche
    • About Flooding
    • About Wildfire
  • Careers
    • Career Stories
    • TELP/EIT/GIT Program

National Engineering month

Our Geoscientists Dig Deep to Keep BC Highways Moving Safely

March 1, 2023March 23, 2017 4 Comments

What the heck is a Geoscientist and how does the work they do help highway travel in BC? It’s National Engineering and Geoscience Month in Canada and to recognize that, we reached out to Alexandra

Categories BC Infrastructure, BC Travellers
transportation BC

What it’s Like to Work in Transportation Engineering Part 1

March 21, 2022March 13, 2017 3 Comments

Engineering reveals itself in all sorts of ways on highways. To help you understand the wide range of engineering expertise involved in building and improving transportation in British Columbia, we created a blog post summarizing

Categories Careers

Your Top TranBC Engineering Stories

April 1, 2021March 6, 2017 5 Comments

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

Categories BC Infrastructure, Careers

4 Unseen Engineering Marvels in BC

August 7, 2020March 30, 2016 74 Comments

Engineers are a creative bunch by nature. When faced with a challenging situation, their desire to find a solution is second only to the creativity and analysis they use to overcome that obstacle. The terrain

Categories BC Infrastructure, BC Travellers
Geo Assess Engineers

What Happens After a Rock Hits a BC Highway

August 9, 2023March 30, 2015 52 Comments

Rockfalls tend to happen more often in spring, when changing temperatures and increased rainfall can affect slopes above highways. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s Rockwork Program uses a variety of techniques to keep rock

Categories Emergency Events, Road Maintenance

National Engineering and Geoscience Month: Fellowship of the Ring

July 5, 2022March 1, 2012 Leave a comment

In Canada, March marks National Engineering and Geoscience Month, an opportunity to spotlight their work and maybe pique the interest of those looking for a new career. And did you know that engineers have their

Categories Career Stories, Careers

About TranBC

This website is where the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Transit shares with you what we do and why we do it.

Learn More

Connect with us

Services

  • B.C. Highway Cams Live Traffic Cameras
  • B.C. Maintenance Contractor Contacts Report a highway problem 24 hours per day, year round
  • Border Crossing ATIS Border Traffic Wait Times
  • Chain Ups Commercial Vehicle Chain Requirements
  • DriveBC Current Highway Conditions
  • DriveBC Plan Your Route Planning a trip
  • Seasonal Load Restrictions Load restrictions for vehicles on B.C. Highways
Copyright © 2025, Province of British Columbia. All rights reserved.