Ministry Of Transportation

• B.C. power line cut access to Highway 99 to and from U.S. border for hours

  BC Hydro, the Crown power utility, says a vehicle crashed into a power pole, bringing the line down across both directions of the highway.

  Traffic

  Jan 25
  
• B.C. trucking company involved in overpass strike denies skirting licence suspension

  The Ministry of Transportation grounded Chohan Feight Forwarders' fleet in December after one of the company's trucks was involved in a sixth overpass strike in two years.

  Crime

  Jan 2
  
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• Residents frustrated with highway safety after fatal crashes near Kamloops, B.C.

  Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell, who has spoken about highway safety issues many times in the past, is once again ringing the alarm bell.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2023
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• B.C. launching 4-year study on how e-scooters fit into transportation system

  Transportation Minister Rob Fleming says the scooters are part of an ongoing shift toward electric personal mobility that is cutting emissions.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2023
• Kicking Horse Canyon Project: All lanes now open for travel

  On Thursday, the Ministry of Transportation announced that the westbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway are now open for public use.

  Traffic

  Nov 30, 2023
• Highway 97 near Summerland to be closed briefly for blasting

  The highway will be closed from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Friday between Callan Road and Okanagan Lake Provincial Park north of Summerland, for blasting at the rockslide site.

  Traffic

  Nov 22, 2023
• Highway 97 near Summerland to undergo rockblasting closures into February

  Motorists are asked to use caution in the rockslide area, and that it may be closed with limited notice if the area is suddenly deemed unsafe.

  Traffic

  Nov 18, 2023
• ‘It’s a life sentence’: Ontario Festive RIDE campaign targets rise in impaired driving

  Despite annual pleas during the holiday season, police authorities in Ontario say there's been a rise in impaired collisions and charges this year.

  Traffic

  Nov 16, 2023
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• Repairs on Delta’s damaged Hwy 17A overpass delayed amid community pushback

  The Highway 17A overpass was damaged  on July 18, when it was hit by an over-height truck, on Highway 99 snarling traffic in the area.

  Politics

  Nov 9, 2023
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• Two workers seriously injured after driver strikes roadblock on Hwy. 400

  Two truck drivers have been taken to a Toronto trauma centre with serious injuries after a driver struck a roadblock on Highway 400 Sunday morning.

  Traffic

  Nov 5, 2023