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Coquihalla Construction Crews: “A Story for Every Kilometre”

September 1, 2020May 25, 2016 20 Comments

It took more than 10,000 people 20 months of continuous work to open Phase 1 of the Coquihalla, on May 16, 1986. Many of the men and women who worked on this historic project have

Categories BC Projects, BC Travellers

Roadside Worker Safety: How Do You Look at It?

January 6, 2023May 19, 2016 10 Comments

People find laws easier to follow when they understand the point, or value, of them. After surveying drivers about roadside worker safety as part of the annual Cone Zone campaign, which runs May to August,

Categories Trucking

Powerful Rail Safety Warnings From Around the World

January 5, 2023April 26, 2016 2 Comments

Rail safety matters all the time, and every place there is train tracks. So, we embarked on a tour to four continents to pick out what we thought were the most powerful messages to keep

Categories BC Infrastructure, BC Travellers

Vulcan Logic and the Next Generation of BC Highway Barrier

January 5, 2023April 13, 2016 5 Comments

In 2015, we replaced a section of Highway 19 concrete median barrier with an emergency access gate – also known as a Vulcan Barrier (please excuse any ensuing Star Trek jokes) – the first on

Categories BC Travellers, Emergency Events

BC Road Trip Time Machine – Prince Rupert to Terrace in 1966

August 2, 2023April 12, 2016 19 Comments

Join us on a Highway 16 road trip from 50 years ago, through some of BC’s most spectacular natural landscapes – Prince Rupert to Terrace. The folks in our Skeena District office travelled this segment

Categories BC Highway History, BC Road Trips, BC Travellers, Road Maintenance

How You (and your EV) Can Get Moving in BC

January 5, 2023April 5, 2016 120 Comments

Plug in. Charge up. Go! Owners of electric vehicles (EVs) can get a boost to their travel times thanks to recent legislation allowing them to use High Occupancy Vehicles (HOV) lanes in BC (regardless of

Categories BC Travellers, Environment

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
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Traffic Signal Power Outage! What Do You Do?

February 10, 2021March 17, 2016 32 Comments

Pop quiz! (Because everyone loves spontaneous tests of driving knowledge, right?) It’s a stormy day and you approach a flashing red light while driving. As you get closer, it becomes clear it’s a traffic light

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