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 - Okanagan Shuswap

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PUBLIC NOTICE #6

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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 Service Area 13 - Okanagan Shuswap (Celista, Chase, Cherryville,
Enderby, Falkland, Lumby, Pritchard, Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Vernon)

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Effective 12:01 am PST on Tuesday April 22nd, 2025.

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All 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)
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

Provincial Numbered Routes - 100% Legal Axle Loading

Hwy 6 from Hwy 97 to Okanagan Shuswap boundary with Service Area 10

All Provincial Side Roads, paved or gravel - 100% Legal Axle Loading except those listed at 70% below.

70% Legal Axle Loading:

CELISTA AREA

CHASE AREA

CHERRYVILLE AREA
Old Monashee Road #238 - from Highway 6 to Keefer Lake FSR

FALKLAND AREA

LUMBY AREA
Bluenose Road #15 Reets Road to Aberdeen Lake FSR

PRITCHARD AREA
Martin Prairie Road #255 from Silver Birch Lane to Eden Roads
Silver Birch Lane #862

SALMON ARM AREA

VERNON AREA
Repeater Road #1037
Silver Star Resort Village roads
Silver Star Road #66 From Forsburg to Silver Star Resort
Sovereign Lake Road #1014

WESTSIDE ROAD AREA

Ministry Contact: Aimee Barre, Operations Manager, (778) 699-2474
Issued by: Bayle Chamberlain, A/ District Manager, Transportation, Okanagan Shuswap District

Figure 1. Highlighted areas with 70% Load Restrictions in Service Area 13.

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

The Ministry of Transportation
urges you to check road conditions often.

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