Transportation and Infrastructure
Avalanche and Weather Programs
Our provincial highways pass through some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in the world.
While some of these routes can be affected by avalanches, our Avalanche Safety Program keeps these roads safe. Ministry staff constantly monitor conditions, and if the risk of an avalanche is too great, they will close and evacuate the highway until the danger is past.
The Ministry’s Weather Network Program operates electronic environmental monitoring stations which supply real-time data for use in operational decision making. Current weather data from roadside stations around the Province is available to the public through DriveBC’s Weather Pages.
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