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Rope Access Technician on Port Mann Bridge

Winter Safety on Alex Fraser and Port Mann Bridges Explained

July 10, 2019March 5, 2019 3 Comments

Winter doesn’t mess with the Lower Mainland all too often. But when it does, our maintenance efforts go beyond the standard plowing and sanding of highways. Our attention is also drawn skyward to the cables

Categories BC Travellers, Road Maintenance
Flattest route in BC

Scenic Not Steep – The Flattest Route from Victoria to Alberta

November 4, 2019July 5, 2018 7 Comments

What’s the flattest route to drive across BC, if you’re taking a road trip, and bringing your accommodation with you? We in BC tend to take our mountainous terrain for granted and those glorious summits

Categories BC Travellers

BC Road Trip Time Machine: See Vancouver as it was in 1966

October 2, 2018November 1, 2017 15 Comments

Hey Vancouver! Get ready for a ride down memory lane because our BC Road Trip Time Machine is heading your way. Our archival photolog footage rolls its way from Horseshoe Bay, through West Vancouver, over

Categories BC Highway History
Cone Zone Landscaping

What it’s Like to be a Landscaper in the Cone Zone

August 17, 2018July 14, 2016 2 Comments

When most people think of those who work roadside in Cone Zones, they think construction workers and the flaggers taking care of traffic control. But there’s a long list of other workers whose safety depends

Categories Cone Zone
North vancouver

Solving the Lions Gate Bridge “Bump” for Repairs

December 5, 2019March 29, 2016 13 Comments

Lions Gate Bridge travellers may have had a bumpy ride during last year’s rehabilitation work that required us to use a temporary road plate while replacing a bridge deck joint. It’s time again to do

Categories BC Travellers, Road Maintenance

How Cyclists Can Avoid Stanley Park Causeway Construction

November 8, 2018November 5, 2015 Leave a comment

Crews are busy turning Stanley Park Causeway into a safer, more enjoyable route for people to walk and bike. In the meantime, you have a couple options – to detour or not to detour? That

Categories BC Travellers, Tips and How Tos

Behind the Scenes: Traffic Planning for Major Athletic Events

July 19, 2019May 27, 2014 1 Comment

Picture 5,300 cyclists launching from Vancouver, to pedal 122 kilometres up the scenic Sea-to-Sky Highway to Whistler, in a few hours. Or, imagine more than 2,500 Ironman athletes cycling and running a total of 222

Categories Bike BC, Going Green
Second Narrows Bridge sidewalk

Making Room for Wider Sidewalks on the Second Narrows Bridge

October 29, 2018April 23, 2014 13 Comments

Before we can widen the Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge sidewalks, we have to make a little room. Last year, the ministry started looking at replacing the pedestrian railings on the bridge to improve safety

Categories BC Infrastructure, BC Projects, Bike BC
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