Provincial
load restrictions are updated as new information becomes available.
Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT
OKANAGAN SHUSWAP DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA - 8
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ADVANCE PUBLIC NOTICE #1
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Pursuant to Section 66 of the Transportation Act, notice is hereby given that load restrictions may be placed, on short notice in the near future, on all Highways in the following Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Service Area:
UPCOMING LOAD RESTRICTIONS within the South Okanagan Service Area - 8
(Osoyoos, Oliver, Keremeos, Princeton, Penticton, Summerland, Peachland, West Kelowna, Kelowna, Lake Country)
Advance Notice that LOAD RESTRICTIONS will be imposed as conditions warrant.
Restrictions will be imposed on select roads, as conditions warrant. The restrictions may limit vehicles to 100 percent, 70 percent or 50 percent of legal axle loading, as allowed under the regulations pursuant to the Commercial Transport Act. Ministry
Contact: Kevin Schmidt, District Operations Technician, 236-420-6679
Issued by: Bayle Chamberlain, District Manager, Transportation, Okanagan Shuswap District
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Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT
OKANAGAN SHUSWAP DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA - 8
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PUBLIC NOTICE #2
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Pursuant to Section 66 of the Transportation Act, notice is hereby given that load restrictions may be placed, on short notice in the near future, on all Highways in the following Ministry of Transportation and Transit Service Area:
UPCOMING LOAD RESTRICTIONS within the South Okanagan Service Area - 8
(Osoyoos, Oliver, Keremeos, Princeton, Penticton, Summerland, Peachland, West Kelowna, Kelowna, Lake Country)
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Effective 12:00AM PST on Friday, February 27th, 2026.
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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)
No. 3 Highway - From Sunday Summit to Anarchist Summit
Provincial Numbered Routes - 100% Legal Axle Loading
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 except those listed at 70%
Keremeos area - Keremeos ByPass Road
Princeton area - All side roads except those listed at 70%.
Princeton area - Coalmont Road (Princeton to Lockie Road)
Summerland/Peachland area - All side roads except those listed at 70%
70% Legal Axle Loading - KELOWNA/WEST KELOWNA AREA:
McCulloch Road
Beaver Lake Road
Three Forks Road
Postill Lake Road
June Springs Road
Philpott Road
Myra Canyon Road [FSR]
Goudie Road - Sun Valley Road to Goudie Road FSR
70% Legal Axle Loading - PEACHLAND / SUMMERLAND AREA:
Bathville Road
Trepanier Road (Peachland Municipal Boundary to end of maintained)
Princeton Summerland Road-(Summerland Municipal Boundary to 19KM)
Fish Lake Road
70% Legal Axle Loading - KEREMEOS AREA:
Oliver-Cawston (Fairview) Road
North Chopaka Road
Ashnola Road (gravel section only)
Hedley Nickleplate Road
Liddicoat Road (gravel section only)
White Lake Road (gravel section only)
Sheep Creek Road
70% Legal Axle Loading - PRINCETON AREA:
Princeton-Summerland Road
Summers Creek Road
Allenby Road (gravel section only)
Gold Mountain road
Willies Ranch Road
China Creek Road
West China Creek Road
Blackburn Road
Rice Road
Belfort Road
Hembrie Mountain Road
Baker Hill Road
Tulameen River Road
Lawless Creek Road
Bear Creek Road
Coalmont Road (gravel section only)
Iron Mountain Road
Wrights Road
Stevenson Creek Road
Kennedy Lake Road
70% Legal Axle Loading - PENTICTON AREA:
Beaverdell Road (gravel section only)
Chute Lake Road (gravel section only)
Grand Oro Road (gravel section only)
70% Legal Axle Loading - OLIVER AREA:
McKinney Road (gravel section only)
Fairview Road (gravel section only)
Ministry Contact: Kevin Schmidt, District Operations Technician, (236) 420-6679
Issued by: Bayle Chamberlain, 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 7.06(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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