Keeping an eye out for wildlife on the highway while you’re driving can prevent hazards to you both. And to help you in your travels, we’ve compiled some handy tips on how you can treat all of B.C.’s wild creatures with care and improve your safety while driving on the highway: Be extra careful...
What do railway tracks, infrared beams and the City of Houston all have in common? They all saw a little extra attention this week thanks to the recent transportation news highlighting work soon unfolding across the province. Next Stop, Lincoln Station The Evergreen Line made tracks in the news department this week with a...
We’re not the only ones who know British Columbia is a scenic place to work and play. Every year, filmmakers, actors and athletes from around the world use provincial roads and highways as backdrops for the big screen and terrain for local sporting events. Before an event or any filming can happen, organizers must...
British Columbia is located within the Pacific Ring of Fire, which is an area around the Pacific Ocean that experiences a high number of earthquakes. As much as we’d like to, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure can’t stop a major earthquake from happening, but we can prepare to reduce its impact on motorists...
Sometimes a picture speaks a thousand words, and so, in this edition of Bridging the Week, we have collected some of our best images from the past two weeks for your viewing pleasure. We watched Malahat Safety Improvements in action, the Squamish Pedestrian Overpass take flight and made room for the Evergreen Line. It’s...
Roundabout intersections are increasingly being used for traffic control in B.C. and other places in North America. Since the 1960s, they’ve been standard in Great Britain, and today you’ll find them in most parts of the world. The reason: they offer smooth traffic flow, with less idling and fewer T-bone (side impact) collisions. Anything...
They are all too common sights: hydro poles covered in cardboard and sandwich boards competing for roadside real estate. But some may not realize that illegal signs also pose serious safety risks for drivers and the maintenance crews responsible for taking them down. Illegal signs are a problem across B.C. With help from our...
Our Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) branch is an adaptable bunch – they have to be to inspect all those mechanical nooks and crannies while keeping up with evolving technologies. Take the emergence of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as an alternative fuel for B.C. transport trucks, for example. CVSE is finalizing safety inspection...
When having a conversation about the West Coast of B.C., what’s the first thing that comes to mind? A laid back lifestyle and the activities that go along with it – Vancouver Island surfing, perhaps? Absolutely, but there’s work to be done to get you to the sand and surf at one popular island...
