Provincial load restrictions are updated as new information becomes available.

Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT

OKANAGAN SHUSWAP DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA - 13

PUBLIC NOTICE #3

Pursuant to Section 66 of the Transportation Act, notice is hereby given that load restrictions will be
imposed on the following Provincial Highway and Roads until further notice:

LOAD RESTRICTIONS within the Okanagan Shuswap, Service Area 13
(Vernon, Lumby, Cherryville, Enderby, Sicamous, Salmon Arm, Falkland, Chase, Celista)

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Effective 12:01 am PST on Thursday, March 6th, 2025.
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Provincial Numbered Routes - UNRESTRICTED

Hwy 97 from Crystal Waters Road N to Hwy 97A (Swan Lake Interchange)
Hwy 97A from Hwy 97 (Swan Lake interchange) to Powerhouse Road (end of Armstrong 4 lane)

Provincial Numbered Routes - 100% Legal Axle Loading

Hwy 1 from Monte Creek Junction to Perry River Bridge
Hwy 97 from Hwy 97A (Swan Lake interchange) to Hwy 1 (Monte Creek Junction)
Hwy 97A from Powerhouse Road (end of Armstrong 4 lane) to Hwy 1
Hwy 97B from Hwy 97A to Hwy 1
Hwy 6 from Hwy 97 to Okanagan Shuswap boundary with Service Area 10

Provincial Side Roads, paved or gravel - 100% Legal Axle Loading

CELISTA AREA

Squilax-Anglemont Road
Holding Road

CHERRYVILLE AREA

Keefer Lake Road
Sugar Lake Road from Hwy 6 to Aumond Road

ENDERBY AREA

Enderby Mabel Lake Road (from Hwy 97A to junction with Trinity Valley Road)
Tomkinson Road
Zettergreen Road

FALKLAND AREA

Westwold Dump Rd from Westwold Station Rd to 0.404km North of Westwold Station Rd
Salmon River Rd from Hwy 97 to 3.5km North of Hwy 97

LUMBY AREA

Lumby Mabel Lake Road (from Municipal Boundary to Trinity Valley Road)
Trinity Valley Road (from Lumby-Mabel Lake Road to Lumby Landfill)
Dure Meadow Road from Hwy 6 to Whitevale Road

SALMON ARM AREA

Balmoral Rd (From Hwy 1 North for 350m)

SICAMOUS AREA

Avoca Rd West
Lybarger Rd
Malakwa Dump Rd.
Oxbow Frontage Rd (East end from Hwy 1 to Malakwa Dump Rd)

VERNON AREA

Meadowlark Rd
Birnie Rd
Bailey Rd
Commonage Rd (from junction of Bailey Road to Vernon City Boundary)

70% Legal Axle Loading

Celista area - all side roads except those listed at 100%
Chase area - all side roads
Cherryville area - all side roads except those listed at 100%
Enderby area - all side roads except those listed at 100%
Falkland area - all side roads except those listed at 100%
Lumby area - all side roads except those listed at 100%
Salmon Arm area - all side roads except those listed at 100% and 50%
Sicamous area - all side roads except those listed at 100%
Vernon area - all side roads except those listed at 100%

50% Legal Axle Loading

SALMON ARM AREA

Shuswap Lake Estates - all roads
Cedar Heights - all roads
Lakeview Heights - all roads
McArthur Heights - all roads

Ministry Contact: Aimee Barre, Operations Manager, (778) 699-2474

Issued by: Bayle Chamberlain, A/ 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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urges you to check road conditions often.

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