Provincial load restrictions are updated as new information becomes available.

Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
EAST KOOTENAY SERVICE AREA

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PUBLIC NOTICE #9
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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 MST on Thursday, April 25, 2024
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UNRESTRICTED - All Provincial Numbered Routes south of Radium Hot Springs and west of the Alberta Border

100% Legal Axle Loading - All Provincial Sideroads, paved or gravel, south of Fairmont Hot Springs and west of the Alberta Border, except as otherwise listed

70% Legal Axle Loading - All Provincial Sideroads, paved or gravel, south of Radium Hot Springs and north of Fairmont Hot Springs, except as otherwise listed

70% Legal Axle Loading - Provincial Sideroads, paved or gravel, south of Fairmont Hot Springs and west of the Alberta Border, as listed below:
#25, Bull River Road (Bull River FSR junction to end of MoTI jurisdiction at 14.5 km)
#28, Lumberton Road (3.8km to end of MoTI jurisdiction at 14.3 km)
#67, Wycliffe-Perry Creek Road
#37, Yahk-Meadow Creek Road

50% Legal Axle Loading - Provincial Sideroads, paved or gravel, south of Radium Hot Springs and west of the Alberta Border as listed below:
#106, Radium Hill Road
#4, Toby Creek Road (west of Panorama Village)

Ministry Contact: Natasha Smirnova, 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

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

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