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Vancouver Island

Imagine what Safer Travel to Tofino, Ucluelet Looks Like

June 29, 2018January 25, 2018 Leave a comment

When a tsunami warning prompted evacuations to community muster stations in Tofino and Ucluelet this week (the event happened in the early morning of Jan 23, 2018), it highlighted how vital Highway 4 is as

Categories BC Projects, BC Travellers

Back Home on the Range: Restoring Roosevelt Elk in BC

June 29, 2018December 13, 2017 25 Comments

Wildlife and highways in BC often cross paths. We do our best to keep both everyone safe and sound on their journey, and our work with Roosevelt Elk on Vancouver Island and on the Sunshine

Categories Trucking

See What Tofino and Ucluelet Was Like in the 1960s

October 7, 2021April 6, 2017 39 Comments

Have you ever wondered what it was like in Tofino and Ucluelet 50 years ago? If you’re already familiar with our photolog video series, you know how fascinating it is to tour British Columbia as

Categories BC Highway History, BC Road Trips, BC Travellers

Your Top TranBC Engineering Stories

April 1, 2021March 6, 2017 5 Comments

In Canada, we celebrate National Engineering and Geoscience Month in March, highlighting the importance of engineering as a career and its impact on our daily lives. Engineering is such a HUGE part of what we

Categories BC Infrastructure, Careers

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

Welcome to Fall in BC (as Seen on BC HighwayCams)

March 7, 2018September 23, 2015 5 Comments

It’s official. Summer is gone and autumn is upon us. A quick look around our BC HighwayCams on DriveBC confirms it. What does the first day of fall look like in BC? It looks like

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter

Kids Hop to Toad Research to Protect Amphibians on Roads

October 6, 2022April 14, 2015 Leave a comment

When some kids from the Cowichan area were asked if they wanted to monitor toads and other amphibians on the move near highways, they jumped on it! The kids leapt at the chance to test

Categories BC Travellers, Environment, Wildlife

How We Helped Protect 1000s of Years of BC History on Vancouver Island

June 24, 2022September 17, 2014 6 Comments

Along the shores of the Tseycum First Nation on Vancouver Island, we worked in partnership with the Tseycum people to prevent a portion of the Patricia Bay beach from eroding and washing out West Saanich

Categories Engineering, Environment, Wildlife
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