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Trans Canada Highway

Malahat SkyWalk construction

How We Create Safe Access to Services and Attractions Like the Malahat SkyWalk

July 11, 2022August 12, 2021 7 Comments

Before new services and attractions (i.e. the Malahat SkyWalk) are established on highways in BC, it’s essential we consider any potential impacts to traveller safety and make appropriate adjustments. First, what are considered services and

Categories BC Travellers, Tips and How Tos

Four Laning BC Highway 1: Your Questions Answered

June 20, 2024July 21, 2021 148 Comments

If you’ve driven in British Columbia, chances are pretty good you’ve been on the Trans-Canada Highway. It’s the primary east-west connection through our beautiful province, our main gateway to the rest of Canada, and a

Categories BC Projects, BC Travellers, Trucking

Behind the Scenes with Our Highway Operations Managers

April 30, 2021September 16, 2020 6 Comments

Welcome to the work of our operations managers… It takes a cool head in emergencies, problem-solving and planning skills, an ability to communicate with a vast variety of people – and in one case – an eight-hour drive to the job.

Categories Career Stories, Careers, Road Maintenance
high friction surface treatment, hfst, rad safety, resurfacing, stopping distance,

High Friction Surface Treatment Sticks Up for Quick Stops

September 25, 2020August 9, 2019 17 Comments

  Drivers are getting a serious grip at 14 high-collision locations throughout the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island with the application of high friction surface treatment. High friction? Yeah, basically the roads at four interchange

Categories Road Maintenance

Innovative Rockfall Netting System Aims to Improve Safety at Three Valley Gap

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 12 Comments

About 20 kilometres west of Revelstoke lies a short stretch of BC Highway 1 with a unique geography. Running in-between Three Valley Lake and the Monashee Mountains, Three Valley Gap is, quite literally, located between

Categories BC Projects, BC Travellers, Commercial Vehicles, Trucking

See the Construction of the Fraser Canyon Highway in Historical Photos

June 9, 2022August 2, 2018 124 Comments

History and infrastructure nerds rejoice! We’ve collected a stunning group of photographs documenting the construction of the Fraser Canyon Highway beginning in the 1920s, and moving into the 30s, 40s and 50s. We’re excited to

Categories BC Highway History, BC Road Trips, BC Travellers

Boots on the Ground: A Day in the Life of a Road Area Manager

July 5, 2022July 26, 2017 14 Comments

They’re out there… Day and night, on highways (and certain side roads) across the province. Who are they and what are they doing? They’re our Road Area Managers and they pretty much do it all.

Categories Career Stories, Road Maintenance

Woodenhead a Solid Monument to Highway Safety

July 11, 2022June 7, 2016 17 Comments

A man with a wooden stare is watching over the Trans-Canada Highway at Revelstoke, to see if motorists are driving safely. The man, with his unblinking gaze, was once stationed along the Big Bend Highway

Categories BC Highway History
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