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 - SA09

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PUBLIC NOTICE #5
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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 10am Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
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ALL PROVINCIAL NUMBERED ROUTES AND SIDE ROADS - 100% LEGAL AXLE LOADING
except as listed below

70% Legal Axle Loading
1. Almond Gardens Road East
2. Almond Gardens Road West
3. Beaver Creek Road
4. Beaverdell Station Road
5. Blythe-Rhone Road
6. Boundary Creek Road
7. Camp McKinny Road
8. Carson Road
9. Champion Lakes Road
10. Christian Valley Road
11. Christina Frontage Road
12. Columbia Gardens Road
13. Cooper Road
14. Danshin Village Road
15. Deadwood Road beyond Motherload Road
16. Drakes Road
17. East Lake Drive
18. Eholt Road
19. Fife Road
20. Fish Lake Road
21. Galesz Road
22. Gilpin Road
23. Granby Road
24. Hughes Road
25. Hulme Creek Road
26. Ingram Road
27. Jasper Avenue
28. Johnstone Creek East
29. Johnstone Creek West
30. Kerr Road
31. Kettle River East Road
32. Kettle Valley Road East
33. Kettle Valley South Road
34. Lind Creek Road
35. McCarron Road
36. McRae Road
37. Marsh Creek Road
38. McCarron Road
39. Mill Road
40. Motherload Road beyond West Boundary Landfill
41. Mt Baldy Road
42. North Fork Road
43. Norwegian Road
44. Old Mill Road (Fruitvale)
45. Pass Creek Road
46. Paulson Detour Road
47. Phoenix Road
48. Ponderosa Road
49. Ravenhill Road
50. Rock Creek Road
51. Rock Creek-Bridesville Road
52. Ross Spur Road (West)
53. Sagamore Road
54. Santa Rosa Road
55. Sidley Mountain Road
56. Son Ranch Road
57. Stewart Creek Road
58. Swanson Road
59. Thompson Road
60. Wagonwheel Road
61. Waneta Nelway Road
62. Webster Road
63. West Lake Drive
64. Whitehall Road
65. Willow Road

50% Legal Axle Loading
1. Rossland Cascade 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 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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