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Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

WEST KOOTENAY DISTRICT
KOOTENAY BOUNDARY SERVICE AREA – SA09

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 Kootenay Boundary Service Area (Fruitvale, Trail, Castlegar, Rossland, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Midway, Rock Creek, Bridesville, Westbridge, Beaverdell, Idabel Lake)

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Effective 4pm Pacific Standard Time on Tuesday, March 24, 2020
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ALL PROVINCIAL NUMBERED ROUTES AND SIDE ROADS – 100%
except as listed below
70% Legal Axle Loading
1. Almond Gardens Road
2. Beaver Creek Road
3. Beaverdell Station Road
4. Blythe Rhone Road
5. Boundary Creek Road
6. Carson Road
7. Champion Park Road
8. Christian Valley Road
9. Columbia Road (from intersection of Highway 3 and Ootischenia Road)
10. Drake Road
11. East Lake Drive
12. Fife Road
13. Gelsz Road
14. Gilpin Road
15. Granby Road
16. Hughes Road
17. Hulme Creek Road
18. Ingram Road
19. Kerr Road
20. Kettle River East Road
21. Kettle Valley South Road
22. McCarron Road
23. McCrae Road
24. Mill Road
25. Mt Baldy
26. North Fork Road
27. Norwegian Creek Road
28. Pass Creek Road
29. Paulson Detour Road
30. Phoenix Road
31. Ponderosa Road
32. Rock Creek Road
33. Rock Creek-Bridesville Road
34. Santa Rosa Road
35. Sidley Mountain Road
36. Spragget Road (south of Almond Gardens Rd East)
37. Stewart Creek Road
38. Thompson Road
39. Wagonwheel Road
40. West Lake Drive
41. Whitehall Road

50% Legal Axel Load
1. Rossland Cascade Road
2. Waneta- Nelway Road (Pend d’Orielle)

Ministry Contact: Rajeeta Bains, District Technician (250) 354-6302
Issued by: Hugh Eberle, District Manager, Transportation, West Kootenay District

All overload permits on restricted routes are invalid for the duration of these restrictions.
The applicable tolerances provided under 7.26 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

Online at: http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/bchighways/loadrestrictions/loadrestrictions.htm

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

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