B.C. to soon begin permanent repairs on flood-hit Hwy. 1

Permanent repairs to flood-damaged sections of Hwy. 1 through the Fraser Canyon will soon be underway. “We have made exceptional progress in restoring our highway networks from November’s storms, and…

B.C.’s Highway 1 reopens through Fraser Canyon

Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon opened to all vehicle traffic at noon on Jan. 24, marking another milestone in British Columbia’s recovery from November’s flooding. A major route connecting…

B.C. to focus on reopening roads after flood chaos

The B.C. government said getting road and rail back up and in operation is a top priority as it declared a provincial state of emergency on Wednesday. The decision was…

Stay right, chain up, slow down in B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- Bad weather has been known to wreak havoc on B.C. Coquihalla Highway’s Snowshed Hill, but the province hopes to keep traffic flowing with the help of a pilot project than bans hill-climbing trucks from the left lane between Box Canyon and Zopkios. And that’s only one change among a series of recent measures to improve highway safety throughout B.C.’s mountainous interior.

B.C. gives up tolling the Coquihalla

PENTICTON, B.C. -- Travelers along B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway got a pleasant surprise on the weekend - no tolls.