Provincial
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OKANAGAN SHUSWAP DISTRICT
SOUTH OKANAGAN DISTRICT SERVICE AREA - 8
PUBLIC NOTICE # 5
Pursuant to Section 66 of the Transportation Act the following load restrictions will be imposed, on the following Provincial Highways and Roads until further notice:
LOAD RESTRICTIONS within the South Okanagan Service Area - 8 (Osoyoos, Oliver, Keremeos, Princeton, Penticton, Summerland, Peachland, Kelowna, Lake Country)
********************************************************************************* Effective 12:01 am Pacific Time on April 23, 2018 *********************************************************************************
Provincial Numbered Routes - UNRESTRICTED No. 97 Highway - From Canada US Border to Crystal Waters Road North (Lake Country) No. 97C Highway - From Okanagan Hwy 97 (Peachland) to Pennask Summit (District Bdy)
Provincial Numbered Routes - 100% Legal Axle Loading No. 3 Highway - From Sunday Summit to Anarchist Summit No. 3A Highway - From Keremeos to Kaleden No. 5A Highway - From Princeton to Gulliford Lake (District Bdy) No. 33 Highway - From Okanagan Hwy 97 (Kelowna) to McCulloch Road (District Bdy)
Provincial Side Roads - 100% Legal Axle Loading Kelowna/West Kelowna area - All side roads except those listed at 70% Osoyoos area - All side roads Oliver area - All side roads except those listed at 70% Keremeos area – All side roads except those listed at 70% Princeton area - All side roads except those listed at 70% Penticton area - All side roads except those listed at 70% Summerland/Peachland area - All side roads except those listed at 70% Provincial Side Roads - 70% Legal Axle Loading
KELOWNA/WEST KELOWNA AREA: Big White Road (excluding section between201 west and 201 east) McCulloch Road Beaver Lake Road Postill Lake Road
KEREMEOS AREA: Ashnola Road Fairview Road (Formerly Oliver–Cawston Road)
PRINCETON AREA: Copper Mountain Road Black Mine Road Princeton-Summerland Road Blakeburn Road Summers Creek Road Coalmont Road (Lockie Road to Brookmere Road)
PENTICTON AREA: Beaverdell Road Chute Lake Road OLIVER AREA: McKinney Road Fairview Road
SUMMERLAND/PEACHLAND AREA: Bathville Road Princeton Summerland Road-(Summerland Municipal Boundary to Munro Lake Forest Service Road)
Ministry Contact: Jeff Wiseman, District Operations Manager (250) 490-2227
Issued by: Steve Sirett, District Manager, Transportation, Okanagan-Shuswap District
All overload permits on restricted routes are invalid for the duration of these restrictions. The applicable tolerances provided under 7.26(1) of the regulations pursuant to the Commercial Transport Act shall apply.
Violators of the regulations and restrictions will be prosecuted. The public, and trucking and transportation companies should govern themselves accordingly.
Online at: http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/bchighways/loadrestrictions/loadrestrictions.htm
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