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The History of BC Highway Information Communication

November 17, 2022October 13, 2015 4 Comments

How do you get your road condition information? Email alerts? On Twitter @DriveBC? Watching BC HighwayCams? Before DriveBC.ca, before the internet, before television, heck – even before radio, British Columbians have been exploring this beautiful

Categories BC Travellers, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Trucking

10 Tips to Sharing the Road Safely with Transport Trucks

November 17, 2022October 1, 2015 27 Comments

Transport trucks play a big role in getting goods to markets across British Columbia. They’re also physically huge, heavy and behave much differently than you… While motorists travel on the same road as commercial transport

Categories BC Travellers, Tips and How Tos

Road Safety Tips for Back to School in BC

August 13, 2024September 1, 2015 1 Comment

Falling leaves and cooler nights can only mean one thing: It’s back to school time. That’s right, across the province, parents are cheering and kids are groaning as they make the move back into the

Categories Tips and How Tos

What it Takes to Keep 300,000 People Safe During a Special Event

November 16, 2022August 6, 2015 Leave a comment

If you’ve been to a special event in Surrey, chances are Kathie Haidon was on scene making sure it was running smoothly. Kathie is the City of Surrey’s Traffic Management Coordinator and Special Events Traffic

Categories Cone Zone
Car on fire on Port Mann Bridge

How to Prevent Vehicle Fires While Travelling on BC Highways

July 15, 2024July 21, 2015 11 Comments

Vehicle fires happen on BC highways – especially heading up mountain passes such as the Coquihalla. That’s the bad news. The good news is most fires can be prevented with adequate maintenance on your car,

Categories Tips and How Tos

How Information is Updated on DriveBC and Why You Might Notice a Delay

November 16, 2022July 17, 2015 10 Comments

When it comes to resources for the travelling public to inform them what’s happening on our BC highways, DriveBC is the authority. Whether it’s info on construction (current or planned), rock slides, avalanche, maintenance, special

Categories BC Travellers, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

Keep Right, Let Others Pass. It’s the Law on BC Highways

October 6, 2022June 15, 2015 244 Comments

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck behind a slow moving vehicle travelling in the left lane of a BC highway, chances are pretty good you know why this rule is in place. Slower-moving vehicles in

Categories BC Travellers, Tips and How Tos

What is Sealcoating and Why Are We Doing it on BC Highways?

May 17, 2024May 14, 2015 119 Comments

No, we aren’t making jackets for cold little seals, although that is a nice thought – isn’t it? Sealcoating is actually a common type of road resurfacing done on BC highways. It involves the application

Categories Road Maintenance
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