Provincial load restrictions are updated as new information becomes available.

Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT

WEST KOOTENAY DISTRICT
KOOTENAY BOUNDARY SERVICE AREA

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ADVANCE PUBLIC NOTICE
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Pursuant to Section 66 of the Transportation Act, notice is hereby given that load restrictions have or 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 Kootenay Boundary Service Area, Service Area 09

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Effective 10am PST on January 14, 2026
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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: Rajeeta Bains, District Technician (778) 671-9278

Issued by: Greg Kinnear, District Manager, Transportation, West Kootenay District

All overload permits on restricted routes are invalid for the duration of these restrictions.
The applicable tolerances provided under 7.26 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

WEST KOOTENAY DISTRICT
KOOTENAY BOUNDARY SERVICE AREA – SA09

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PUBLIC NOTICE #1
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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 Kootenay Boundary Service Area (Fruitvale, Trail, Castlegar, Rossland,
Grand Forks, Greenwood, Midway, Rock Creek, Bridesville, Westbridge, Beaverdell, Idabel Lake)

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Effective 4pm Pacific Standard Time on Thursday, February 5, 2026
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ALL PROVINCIAL NUMBERED ROUTES AND SIDE ROADS – UNRESTRICTED
except as listed below

70% Legal Axle Loading
1. Almond Gardens Road
2. Carson Road
3. Columbia Gardens Road
4. East Lake Drive
5. Fife Road
6. Gilpin Road
7. Granby Road
8. Hughes Road
9. Hulme Creek Road
10. Ingram Road
11. Johnstone Creek East
12. Johnstone Creek West
13. Kerr Road
14. Kettle River East Road
15. Kettle Valley Road East
16. Kettle Valley South Road
17. Marsh Creek Road
18. McCarron Road
19. Mill Road
20. North Fork Road
21. Norwegian Road
22. Old Mill Road
23. Pass Creek Road
24. Ponderosa Road
25. Rock Creek Road
26. Rock Creek-Bridesville Road
27. Santa Rosa Road
28. Spragget Road (south of Almond Gardens Road East)
29. Stewart Creek Road
30. Thompson Road
31. Webster Road
32. West Lake Drive
33. Whitehall Road

Ministry Contact: Rajeeta Bains, District Technician (778) 671-9278
Issued by: Greg Kinnear, District Manager, Transportation, West Kootenay District

All overload permits on restricted routes are invalid for the duration of these restrictions.
The applicable tolerances provided under 7.26 of the regulations pursuant to the Commercial Transport Actshall 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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