It should come as no surprise that life on the west coast of Vancouver Island can get pretty wet sometimes. Take Highway 14 near Sooke, for example. This community knows water. Subject to a unique trio of geographical influences, it’s situated in a valley bottom, at the mouth of a river, and prone to...
How seriously do we take winter tires, in the Terrace area? Seriously enough to hold roadside winter tire safety checks on Saturdays, unite with other agencies to encourage safe winter driving, and increase commercial vehicle enforcement and education for winter tire and chain regulations. We are so serious about winter tires, that the roadside...
Creating safer highways is a large part of what we do, but being involved in developing infrastructure gives us an opportunity to build for future success. In other words – roads help connect communities, but infrastructure gives us a real destination. Some of our recent infrastructure projects include the Port Mann Highway 1 Project...
The Sea to Sky Highway stretches north from Vancouver, along the edge of Howe Sound and into the breathtaking Coast Mountain Range, which include peaks such as “Black Tusk” and “The Chief”. The Squamish Nation has lived on the land surrounding this corridor since time immemorial. To integrate First Nations perspective back into the landscape...
We’ve been talking lately about some of the volunteer projects our maintenance contractors have been working on with ministry staff. Together, we’ve helped improve trails and infrastructure in many B.C. communities, and today we’re taking a look at park and parking projects. Here’s what we’ve been up to: On Galiano Island, we worked with...
Set in the rain shadow of the Coastal Mountains, the Coquihalla is an awe-inspiring drive any time of year, but it can also be a demanding one, especially in the winter. The highway climbs about 1,200 metres before reaching the summit, and it’s subjected to many different micro-climates along the way. What starts out as a...
How We Trigger Avalanches to Make Our Roads Safer for Travellers The snow falls thick and fast, and the mountain slopes become more and more unstable. Is it enough to set off an avalanche? Luckily, if you’re driving the mountain passes in B.C., you don’t really have to worry about it, because our avalanche...
Winter is here, so we asked some of our resident experts for their top safety tips. And here’s the result! It really boils down to “be prepared”, but here’s what you can do to make life easier if your vehicle breaks down or you become lost or stranded in the snow. Of course, if...
Yes, it’s that time of year again – TELP/EIT time! What is a TELP/EIT you might ask? Don’t worry, it’s not a required flu shot or a strange new tax. It’s just a handy acronym for our ministry’s Technical Entry Level and Engineer in Training programs. You’ll be hearing a lot more from us...
