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wintertires

The ABCs of Winter Highway Classification and Maintenance

March 3, 2023December 18, 2020 173 Comments

Our maintenance contractors work hard every day to keep BC highways safe and traffic moving smoothly. Because British Columbia is a geographically diverse province, our contractors can face any number of unique challenges where highway

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
national day of remembrance for Road Crash Victims

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

Watch How We Get Through Winter on the Coquihalla

December 19, 2019January 30, 2017 16 Comments

 Having trouble viewing this video in your browser? Try watching it directly on our YouTube channel. UPDATE: Yellowhead Road & Bridge took over a new maintenance contract for SA 14/Coquihalla in July 2019 (replacing

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter

What You Need to Know About Winter Weather on the “Coq”

November 30, 2022December 22, 2016 12 Comments

[Note: Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Nicola) Ltd. took over the highway maintenance contract for Service Area 14 as of July 1, 2019]. We’ve heard from a few folks recently asking how they can travel the

Categories BC Travellers, Road Maintenance, Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos
measuring winter tires

How to Measure Tire Tread Depth in 15 Seconds

October 7, 2020October 16, 2015 13 Comments

We want to show you how to measure your tires’ tread depth. It’s painless, quick and easy – heck, we were even able to fit it all in this 15-second video. Winter tires are important,

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos

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
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Winter Driving: How Not to Need a Tow Truck

August 18, 2022January 9, 2015 12 Comments

A roadside expert generously shared his knowledge with us recently, to help drivers #ShiftintoWinter, and keep everyone safer on B.C.’s roads. Larry Styba rescues vehicles as part of his job as a tow truck operator,

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter, Tips and How Tos
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