Provincial load restrictions are updated as new information becomes available.

Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

OKANAGAN SHUSWAP DISTRICT
SERVICE AREA - 13

PUBLIC NOTICE #5

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 Friday, April 12th

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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)
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 Industrial Avenue to Okanagan Shuswap boundary with Service Area 10
Provincial Side Roads, paved or gravel - 100% Legal Axle Loading

CELISTA AREA
All roads

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

ENDERBY AREA
All roads except those listed at 70%

FALKLAND AREA
All roads

LUMBY AREA
Lumby Mabel Lake Road (from Municipal Boundary to Trinity Valley Road)
Trinity Valley Road (from Lumby-Mabel Lake Road to Lumby Landfill)
All other roads except those listed at 70%

SALMON ARM AREA
All roads

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

All other roads except those listed at 70%

VERNON AREA
All roads except those listed at 70%
70% Legal Axle Loading

CHERRYVILLE AREA
All side roads except those listed at 100%

ENDERBY AREA
Enderby Mabel Lake Road east of Trinity Valley Road and all associated side roads east of Trinity Valley Road
Trinity Valley Road and all associated side roads from Enderby Mabel Lake Road to Lumby Landfill

LUMBY AREA
All side roads north and/or east of the Municipality of Lumby except those listed at 100%

SICAMOUS AREA
All side roads east of Luoma Road except those listed at 100%

VERNON AREA
Silverstar Road above Lupin Road and all associated side roads above Lupin Rd

Ministry Contact: Aimee Barre, A/Operations Manager, (778) 699-2474 aimee.barre@gov.bc.ca
Issued by: Erik Lachmuth, 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

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

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