It’s winter, the snow’s falling, and you’re busy packing the car getting ready for your trip to visit friends and family for the holidays. Finally, you’re ready to head out and, as you wait for your windshield to defog, you notice the snow is starting to stick on the road. This better not impact...
Projects! Get your fill on the latest projects here! This week, we are focusing on recently completed work in the South Coast Region of the province. Yes, crews have been hard at work to keep our roads safe and sound. Highway #7 Hatzic Pumps Bridge Deck Replacement The Hatzic Pumps Bridge, near Mission, underwent...
The Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement Project finished a couple of years ago now, but it’s still attracting attention. In fact, the project just received a Gold Award for Innovation and Excellence in Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) from the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships. This isn’t the project’s first award either. This recent addition brings the total...
Do you hear that lonesome whistle blowing? If you live in the community of Delta, you might not, thanks to the opening of the 41B Street Overpass on the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor. Construction has recently finished on this project, the first of nine scheduled to be completed along the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor...
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If you’re looking for a permit to haul something in B.C., you’ll need to call our Provincial Permit Centre . You can call the centre at 1-800-559-9688 from 6 a.m.to10 p.m. seven days a week or go visit us onlinepermitsbc.ca. But before you do, make sure you’ve got the following information handy. ...
There’s no avoiding it – we get older. Sorry, can’t be helped. As we change over time, so does our driving ability. A person’s pupils decrease in size as they age, letting in less light, and adjusting more slowly to changes in light. As well, the lens, which is clear earlier in life, yellows...
What Interests YOU About Transportation? We talk about a lot of things here at TranBC. We’ve covered topics as diverse as current projects, winter safety, commercial trucking and even science fairs and invasive plants. Roads and bridges may be our bread and butter, but we’re doing a lot more, and we’d like to talk about...
Walking trails connect people to recreation, services and each other in a healthy, active way. Fresh air is nice too. The ministry and its maintenance contractors have been building these connections over the last few months by volunteering their time, equipment and materials for 10 projects that support community trails. These, and 18 other...
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