Provincial load restrictions are updated as new information becomes available.

Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

THOMPSON NICOLA DISTRICT
NICOLA SERVICE AREA

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PUBLIC NOTICE No. 1 Revision #2
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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 Nicola Service Area No. 14

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Effective 12:01 a.m. - Pacific Standard Time on February 5th 2026
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All Provincial Numbered Routes, paved or gravel - 100% Legal Axle Loading except as listed below
Highway 5 - Coquihalla Highway UNRESTRICTED
Highway 97C - Okanagan Connector UNRESTRICTED
Highway 97C - Highway 97D to Highland Valley Mine Overpass UNRESTRICTED
Highway 97D - from Coquihalla Highway 5 to Highway 97C UNRESTRICTED

Highway 8 - 100%

All Provincial Highways and Side Roads, paved or gravel - 100% Legal Axle Loading except as listed below:

70% Legal Axle Loading

Highway 5A Monck Park Rd to Old Kamloops Rd North of Stump Lake

Aberdeen Road No. 002 from Mingay Road to end of Aberdeen Rd.
Anderson Avenue No.224
Bates Rd No. 006
Botanie Creek Road No. 151 (Starting from McKay Road)
Coalmont Rd No. 014
Coldwater Road No. 017 Pooley Avenue to Kingsvale (Jnc with Hwy 5)
Comstock Road No. 020
Coyle Road No.208
Coyote Valley Road No. 022
Dodding Avenue No. 214
Dot Ranch Cutoff Rd No.044
Douglas Lake Road No. 025
Earnshaw Avenue No. 221
Fox Farm Road No. 202
Gillis Road No. 172
Glimpse Lake Road No. 251
Gray Avenue No. 211
Gulliford Rd No. 032
Hamilton Hill Road No. 407
Iron Mountain Rd. No. 033
Kane Valley Rd No. 036
Lindley Creek Road No. 043
Lytton Ferry Road No.152
Marshall Road No. 050
Midday Valley Road No. 057
Mill Creek Road No. 055
Miller Road No. 449
Monck Park Road No. 051 from Turnbull Road to end of road
Nicola Cutoff Rd. No. 068
Old Kamloops Road No. 035
Patchett Road No. 063
Pennask Lake Road No. 064
Peter Hope Rd No. 391
Peterson Road No. 191
Petit Creek Road No. 065
Planet Mine Road No. 067
Quilchena Creek Road No. 069
Spencer Road No. 154
Sunshine Valley Road No. 076
Tillery Rd No. 078
Turner Avenue No. 322
Veale Road No. 082
Willgoose Road No.283
Winney Avenue No. 223

Ministry Contact: Leah McLean
Email: Leah.mclean@gov.bc.ca

Issued by: Graeme Schimpf, District Manager, Transportation, Thompson Nicola 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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