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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)
********************************************************** Effective 12:01 am PST on Thursday, March 6th, 2025. **********************************************************
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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