The Transit Minor Betterments (TMB) program is a funding program that provides up to $100,000 for transit-supportive projects such as transit shelters, paving, wayfinding signage or other bus stop ...

Our Wildlife Management program is the cornerstone of wildlife protection on BC highways, helping us make a variety of wildlife protection initiatives a reality. While our first goal is the safety of ...

It’s safe to say: Automated Flagger Assistance Devices (AFAD) are only going to become more common on BC roadways. Not only do they provide effective traffic management, they also keep traffic ...

Sign at a historic slide area, in the Cariboo. BC’s historic landslides are large-scale tracts of land that move over time, impacting communities, roads and bridges. They may “creep” as slowly as a ...

Transporting items by attaching them to the roof of your passenger vehicle requires planning and attention to ensure you safely secure the load, and don’t cause a hazard to others, or yourself, on ...

Have you ever driven through a signed construction speed zone with no workers in sight and thought, “Why the heck do I have to slow down if there’s nothing happening?” Let us first say this: we ...

A first of its kind in Western Canada, the Alex Fraser Bridge’s counterflow system operates thanks to a distinctive piece of equipment – the zipper truck – which has arguably dethroned the bridge ...

We often hear from the travelling public, asking questions about the types of snowplows at work on BC highways during the winter, and how they help keep travellers safe. We thought it would be helpful ...

It was the largest known landslide in Canadian history. The Hope Slide forever changed the landscape of the Nicolum Valley in the Cascade Mountain Range, tragically taking the lives of four motorists ...

Passing through new construction, you may have noticed an odd greenish-grey-coloured coating, alongside the road. What is that weird-looking stuff? And why is it there? The answer is – hydroseeding – ...

Now that the dust has settled (and been swept, of course!) on the BC highway maintenance contract renewal process, let’s review the new specifications and the maintenance contractors that are taking ...

Ice is not nice under vehicle wheels, so our maintenance contractors use brine for anti-icing and de-icing, to help keep highways safe in winter. Brine is crystal salt (sodium chloride) blended with ...