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roadsafety

RoadSigns

Chaos vs. Consistency: Reasons Behind BC’s Sign Rules

October 14, 2021July 27, 2012 3 Comments

When people see too many signs or can’t make sense of them they stop paying attention.

Categories BC Travellers, Trucking
Coquihalla Summit

Maintaining Safety – Winter on the Coquihalla

November 5, 2020February 9, 2012 149 Comments

Set in the rain shadow of the Coastal Mountains, the Coquihalla is an awe-inspiring drive any time of year, but it can also be a demanding one, especially in winter. The highway climbs about 1,200

Categories Road Maintenance, Shift into Winter

Avalanche Safety – Shedding Light on the Snow Shed

February 22, 2024November 30, 2011 46 Comments

Have you ever heard the term, “snow shed” and wondered what it is? Well, it’s not a place where we keep extra snow. Actually, it’s more like a tunnel – a concrete cover built over

Categories Avalanche Program

Projects of the Week – Upgrading Southern BC

December 14, 2012November 25, 2011 Leave a comment

This week, we continue our last instalment of southern interior projects. We’ve got construction, rumble strips and paving updates from around the region. Highway 1 – Hilltop Road to Balmoral Road Highway 1 has seen

Categories BC Projects, Road Maintenance

National Road Safety Week – The Four R’s of Road Resurfacing: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Repave

January 30, 2019May 18, 2011 Leave a comment

We all understand recycling is important. What many people don’t realize, however, is that we started doing it decades ago when we began recycling our roads. It’s a little more complicated than taking used household

Categories Road Maintenance

Getting Down with Dust Suppression

January 29, 2019April 21, 2011 30 Comments

People who don’t venture beyond the city limits may not see why dust control is such a big deal, but it makes all the difference for those who drive our gravel roads. And it’s not

Categories Road Maintenance
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