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Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT

THOMPSON NICOLA DISTRICT

THOMPSON SERVICE AREA 15

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PUBLIC NOTICE No. 5
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Pursuant to Section 66 of the Transportation Act the following load restrictions will be imposed, on the following Provincial Highways and Roads until further notice:
LOAD RESTRICTIONS within the Thompson Service Area.

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Effective 12:01 am - Pacific Standard Time on Saturday, March 8, 2025
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All Provincial Numbered Routes - 100% Legal Axle Loading except as listed below:

No. 1 - Trans Canada Highway from the Service Area Boundary at Highway 97 in Monte Creek to 3km west of the Coquihalla Highway No. 5 UNRESTRICTED
No. 5 Coquihalla Highway from Kamloops to Walloper Interchange UNRESTRICTED

All Provincial Side Roads, paved or gravel - 70% Legal Axle Loading except as listed below:

Unrestricted
Halston Connector Road No. 3530 from Yellowhead Highway 5 to the City of Kamloops

100% Legal Axle Loading
Eakin Creek Road No. 1671 from lower junction with Highway 24 to 1.2 km
McCorvie Road No. 3047
Orchard Lake Road No. 3568
Savona Access Rd No. 4262 from the Eastern intersection with Highway 1 to Kamloops Lake Dr
Westsyde Road No. 5018 from City of Kamloops boundary to 600m North of Jamieson Crk FSR
Vavenby Bridge Road No. 4857 from Highway 5 (Yellowhead) to McCorvie Road ONLY

50% Legal Axle Loading
Boulder Mountain Road No. 936 from Bonaparte Lake Road south to Highway 5 (Yellowhead)
Edith Lake Rd No. 1678
Shuswap Road No. 4412 from Entrance to Sun Rivers to the City of Kamloops Bdy 0.70km west of LaFarge Bridge

Ministry Contact:
Jeff Saby, Area Manager Roads - Kamloops East - Jeff.Saby@gov.bc.ca
Connor Roesnik, Area Manager Roads - Kamloops West - Connor.Roesnik@gov.bc.ca
Daniel Werkman, Area Manager Roads - Barriere, Clearwater - Daniel.Werkman@gov.bc.ca

Issued by: Graeme Schimpf, District Manager Transportation, Thompson Nicola District

All overload permits on restricted routes are invalid for the duration of these restrictions.
The applicable tolerances provided under 7.26(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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