Provincial load restrictions are updated as new information becomes available.

Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

SOUTH OKANAGAN DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA - 08

PUBLIC NOTICE # 7

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 - 08
(Osoyoos, Oliver, Keremeos, Princeton, Penticton, Summerland, Peachland, West Kelowna, Kelowna,
Lake Country)

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Effective 12:01 am Pacific Daylight Time on Wednesday April 17, 2024.

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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 Boundary)
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 Boundary)
No. 33 Highway - From Okanagan Hwy 97 (Kelowna) to McCulloch Road (District Boundary)

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.
Keremeos area - All side roads.
Princeton area - All side roads.
Penticton area - All side roads except those listed at 70%
Summerland/Peachland area - All side roads.
Lake Country - All side roads.

Provincial Side Roads - 70% Legal Axle Loading
KELOWNA/WEST KELOWNA AREA:
Big White Road (excluding section between 201 West and 201 East)
PENTICTON AREA:
Beaverdell Road
Apex Mountain Road
Hedley Nickel Plate Road (Apex Mtn Road to Mine)

Ministry Contact: Chris Keir, Area Manager, South Okanagan - 778-622-7018.
Issued by: Erik Lachmuth, 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.html

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

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