Provincial load restrictions are updated as new information becomes available.

Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT

ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
EAST KOOTENAY SERVICE AREA 11

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PUBLIC NOTICE #10
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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 EAST KOOTENAY Service Area 11

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Effective 8:00 am MDT on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
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UNRESTRICTED - Provincial Numbered Routes south of Radium Hot Springs and west of the Alberta border as listed below:
#3, Crowsnest Highway
#43, Elk Valley Highway
#93, Elko Roosville Highway
#95A, Kimberley Highway
#95, Kingsgate Yahk Highway
#93/95 Kootenay Columbia Highway

UNRESTRICTED - Provincial sideroads, paved or gravel south of Radium Hot Springs and west of the Alberta border as listed below:
#1, Fording Mine Road
#26, Corbin Road

100% Legal Axle Loading - ALL Provincial sideroads, paved or gravel south of Radium Hot Springs
and west of the Alberta border except as otherwise listed.

70% Legal Axle Loading - Provincial sideroads, paved or gravel south of Radium Hot Springs
and west of the Alberta border as listed below:
#4, Gold Creek Road (17.5km to end of MOTT jurisdiction)
#37, Yahk-Meadow Creek Road (Meadow Creek Bridge to End of MOTT jurisdiction)
#4, Toby Creek Road (West of Panorama)
#18, St Mary Lake Road (Gravel Portion to end of MOTT jurisdiction)

50% Legal Axle Loading - Provincial sideroads, paved or gravel south of Radium Hot Springs
and west of the Alberta border as listed below:
#28, Lumberton Road (Boulder Creek Bridge to End of MOTT jurisdiction)

Ministry Contact: Ryan Smith, District Operations Technician, (250) 420-6550
Issued by: Hilary Barnett, District Manager, Transportation, Rocky Mountain 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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Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT

ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
EAST KOOTENAY SERVICE AREA 11

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PUBLIC NOTICE #11
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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 EAST KOOTENAY Service Area 11

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Effective 1:00 pm MDT on Thursday, May 28, 2026.
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UNRESTRICTED - ALL Provincial Numbered Routes south of Radium Hot Springs and west of the Alberta border.

UNRESTRICTED - ALL Provincial sideroads, paved or gravel south of Radium Hot Springs and west
of the Alberta border except as otherwise listed:

70% Legal Axle Loading - Provincial sideroads, paved or gravel south of Radium Hot Springs
and west of the Alberta border as listed below:
#4, Gold Creek Road (17.5km to end of MOTT jurisdiction)
#37, Yahk-Meadow Creek Road (Meadow Creek Bridge to End of MOTT jurisdiction)
#4, Toby Creek Road (West of Panorama)
#18, St Mary Lake Road (Gravel Portion to end of MOTT jurisdiction)

50% Legal Axle Loading - Provincial sideroads, paved or gravel south of Radium Hot Springs and
west of the Alberta border as listed below:
#28, Lumberton Road (Boulder Creek Bridge to End of MOTT jurisdiction)

Ministry Contact: Ryan Smith, District Operations Technician, (250) 420-6550
Issued by: Hilary Barnett, District Manager, Transportation, Rocky Mountain 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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urges you to check road conditions often.

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