Commercial Vehicle Chain Requirements

The following chain requirements are intended as a service to the commercial trucking industry only and do not apply to the general public.  Information is updated as it becomes available.

Text in red type indicates chain-up in effect.

LAST UPDATED: Thu Feb 09 AT 04:26 AM

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**NOTICE**: Commercial trucks over 27,000 kg GVW
must carry chains from October 1st to April 30th.

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Hwy 1 - Trans Canada Highway:
Hope: Eastbound (Lake of the Woods): Chain up not in effect.
Hope: Eastbound (Avalanche gate east of Yale): Chain up not in effect.
Hope: Eastbound (Alexandra Pit): Chain up not in effect.
Boston Bar: Westbound (1 km west): Chain up not in effect.

Revelstoke: Eastbound (Albert Canyon): Chain up not in effect.
Rogers Pass: Eastbound (Sir Donald): Chain up not in effect.
Rogers Pass: Eastbound (Heather Hill): Chain up not in effect.
Rogers Pass: Westbound (Beaver Hill): Chain up not in effect.
Hwy 1: Westbound (Donald Hill): Chain up not in effect.

Golden Hill: Eastbound (east side of Golden): Chain up not in effect.
5 Mile Hill: Westbound (5 miles east of Golden): Chain up not in effect.
10 Mile Hill: Eastbound (10 miles east of Golden): Chain up not in effect.
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Highway 3 - Southern Trans-Provincial
Hope: Eastbound (15 km east of Highway 5 Jct): Chain up not in effect.
Hope: Both directions (36 km east of Highway 5 Jct): Chain up not in effect.

Christina Lake: Eastbound (Grand Forks side): Chain up not in effect.
Lafferty Pit: Eastbound (Grand Forks side): Chain up not in effect.
Paulson Bridge: Eastbound (Grand Forks side): Chain up not in effect.
Mud Lake: Westbound (5.3 km west of Nancy Green Jct with Hwy #3B): Chain up not in effect.

Highway 3 - Southern Trans-Provincial - Kootenay Pass:
Eastbound: (West side of the summit): Chain up not in effect.
Westbound: (East side of the summit): Chain up not in effect.

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Hwy 3A
Eastbound: (Kootenay Bay to Crawford Bay): Chain up not in effect.
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Hwy 3B
Westbound: (Trail to Rossland - The Gulch): Chain up not in effect.
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Hwy 5 - Coquihalla Highway
Northbound: Sowaqua (15 km north of Hope): Chain up not in effect.
Northbound: Portia (26 km north of Hope): Chain up not in effect.
Northbound: Box Canyon (33 km north of Hope): Chain up not in effect.
Northbound: Nicola (6 km north of Merritt): Chain up not in effect.

Southbound: Clapperton (5 km south of Exit 315 @ Helmer): Chain up not in effect.
Southbound: Zopkios (70 km south of Merritt): Chain up not in effect.
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Hwy 6
Both directions: (Silverton Hill @ New Denver): Chain up not in effect.
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Hwy 22
Northbound: (Paterson to Rossland): Chain up not in effect.
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Hwy 97
Southbound: (South Taylor Hill - 800 m south of Taylor): Chain up not in effect.
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Highway 97C - Okanagan Connector
Westbound: Brenda Mines (14 km west of Peachland): Chain up not in effect.
Eastbound: Loon Lake (36 km east of Merritt): Chain up not in effect.

The Ministry of Transportation
urges you to check road conditions often.

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