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

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PUBLIC NOTICE #3

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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 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 Saturday, April 10, 2021

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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
Salmon River Rd from Hwy 97 to 3.35km 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 3.5km)
Notch Hill Rd (From Hwy 1 South for 850m)
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: Danny Morris, District Operations Manager, (250) 503-3632
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.

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

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