Provincial load restrictions are updated as new information becomes available.

Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT

WEST KOOTENAY DISTRICT
CENTRAL KOOTENAY SERVICE AREA - SA10

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PUBLIC NOTICE #4
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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 Central Kootenay Service Area (Nelson, Creston, Salmo, Kaslo, Riondel, New Denver, Nakusp, Slocan, Edgewood, Meadow Creek)

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Effective 6am Pacific Standard Time on Monday, March 2nd, 2026
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ALL PROVINCIAL NUMBERED ROUTES - 100% LEGAL AXLE LOAD
Except as listed below

70% Legal Axle Loading
1. Highway 31 - Balfour Galena Highway (from Sawczuk Road to Beaton Armstrong Road)

50% Legal Axle Loading
1. Highway 31 - Balfour Galena Highway (from Marblehead Transfer Station to Sawczuk Road in the
community of Trout Lake)

ALL SIDE ROAD - 70% LEGAL AXLE LOADING
Except as listed below

100% Legal Axle Loading
1. 32nd Avenue South (Creston)
2. 33rd Ave (From Hwy #3 to Erickson Road)
3. 35th Ave (From Erickson Road to CPR Right of Way)
4. 40th Street (From Hwy 21 to Riverview Road)
5. Airport Road (Salmo)
6. Applegrove Road
7. Arrow Park Road
8. Arrowsmith Road
9. Aspen Road (Riondel)
10. Bath Road
11. Beaton Armstrong Road
12. Belmont Road
13. Canyon Lister Road (From Hwy 3A to Canyon Bridge)
14. Caribou Creek Road
15. Crawford Creek Road (From Hwy 3A to Hedstrom Road)
16. Creston Erickson Road
17. Duck Lake Road (from Lower Wynndel Road to Wigen Road)
18. Elsie Holmes Road
19. Emerald Road (from Airport Road to Transfer Station)
20. Foster Road
21. First Avenue (Ymir)
22. Goat River North Road
23. Hanson Road (Creston)
24. Harrop Procter Road
25. Heyland Road
26. Holt Road
27. Insight Road
28. Kapack Road
29. Kaslo Creek South Fork Road
30. Kootenay River Road (from Hwy 21 to Speers Road)
31. Lakeview Arrow Creek Road (West of Big Bear FSR)
32. Lakeview Arrow Creek Road (South of Wenger Road)
33. Leadville Road (From Crystal Road to its connection to Goat River FSR)
34. Lower Wynndel Road
35. Mallory Road
36. Needles North Road
37. Nicks Island Road (South of Hwy 3)
38. McCormack Road
39. Osachoff Road
40. Porcupine Creek Road
41. Reclamation Road (from West Creston Road to Granary Road)
42. Rotter Road
43. Second Relief Road
44. Sheep Creek Road
45. Snowshoe Road
46. Speers Road (from Kootenay River Road to end of maintained road)
47. Upper Balfour Road
48. Uri Road
49. West Creston Road (from Nicks Island Road to Reclamation Road)
50. Western Road (Cody Caves)
51. Whitewater Ski Hill Road
52. Wilson Road (Wynndel)

50% Legal Axle Loading
1. Argenta Road
2. Arrow Creek East Road
3. Boulder Creek Road
4. Corn Creek Road
5. Duck Lake Road (remaining portion after Wigen)
6. Duncan Dam Site Haul Road
7. Hill Creek Road
8. Indian Road
9. Kokanee Glacier Park Road
10. Kootenay River Road (gravel portion west of Speers Road)
11. McMurtrie Road
12. May and Jenny Road
13. Meadow Creek Road (located in Meadow Creek)
14. Nicks Island North Road
15. Opal Street
16. Peterman Road
17. Peters Road
18. Reclamation Road (South of Granary 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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