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Why Some BC Highway Webcams Can Go Down in Winter

January 8, 2024January 22, 2021 41 Comments

You love BC Highway Cams and so do we. Our network of 496 cameras delivering 1,013 views of current keep you in the know before you go. We monitor our systems around the clock to

Categories BC Travellers, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

How to Drive Around Snow Plows in BC

September 23, 2021February 7, 2020 64 Comments

 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

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter

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

Visiting BC in Winter? Welcome! What You Need to Know Before Driving

December 6, 2023November 4, 2019 10 Comments

From world-class skiing to west coast storm watching, there are many reasons for visiting BC in winter. So it’s no surprise folks from out-of-province ask us questions like, “We’re from Alberta – do BC winter

Categories Shift into Winter
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What You Need to Know About Commercial Vehicle Chain-Up Rules

October 12, 2023November 28, 2018 100 Comments

We introduced better chain-up regulations for commercial vehicles, which provide more clarity for professional drivers, in 2018.  This means safer roads. The changes came in the wake of one of our worst winters for highway

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter, Trucking
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Take Time for the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims

November 15, 2023November 21, 2018 2 Comments

re-mem-brance (ri-mem-‘br-ens) noun.    the act or process of remembering the state of being remembered The third Wednesday in November is the National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims in Canada – a day set

Categories BC Travellers

Why We’re Keeping Commercial Trucks Out of Some Left Lanes on the Coquihalla

December 2, 2020November 13, 2018 128 Comments

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

Categories BC Travellers, Trucking
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How to Navigate the Box Canyon Chain-up with Ease

March 5, 2019October 26, 2018 9 Comments

Commercial drivers on the Coquihalla have a lot more room to equip their vehicles with chains now that the Box Canyon chain-up facility has expanded from 14 to more than 70 parking spaces. But the

Categories Shift into Winter, Trucking
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