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Province of British Columbia MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT
ROCKY MOUNTAIN DISTRICT EAST KOOTENAY SERVICE AREA 11
*********************** PUBLIC NOTICE #6 *********************** 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 EAST KOOTENAY Service Area 11
*********************************************** Effective 12:00 am MDT on Monday, May 5, 2025. ***********************************************
UNRESTRICTED - All Provincial Numbered Routes south of Radium Hot Springs and west of the Alberta border - as listed below:
#3, Crowsnest Highway #43, Elk Valley Highway #93, Elko Roosville Highway #95A, Kimberley Highway #95, Kingsgate Yahk Highway #93/95 Kootenay Columbia Highway
UNRESTRICTED - ALL Provincial sideroads, paved or gravel south of Radium Hot Springs and west of the Alberta border except as otherwise listed:
100% Legal Axle Loading - Provincial sideroads, paved or gravel south of Radium Hot Springs and west of the Alberta border as listed below: #317, LD Ranch Road
70% Legal Axle Loading - Provincial sideroads, paved or gravel south of Radium Hot Springs and west of the Alberta border as listed below:
#4, Gold Creek Road (Gravel Portion) #28, Lumberton Road (3.8km to end of MOTT jurisdiction at 14.8) #4, Toby Creek Road (west of Panorama) #37 Yahk-Meadow Creek Road
Ministry Contact: Ryan Smith, District Operations Technician, (250) 420-6550 Issued by: Hilary Barnett, District Manager, Transportation, Rocky Mountain 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.htm
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