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Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT

THOMPSON NICOLA DISTRICT
THOMPSON SERVICE AREA 15

PUBLIC NOTICE No. 6

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 Daylight Time on Monday March 16, 2026
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All Provincial Numbered Routes, paved or gravel - 100% Legal Axle Loading except as listed below:

No. 1 - Trans Canada Highway from Monte Creek Interchange west to the Coquihalla Highway No. 5 UNRESTRICTED
No. 1 - Trans Canada Highway from Coquihalla Interchange to 12km East of Cache Creek UNRESTRICTED
No. 5 Coquihalla Highway from Kamloops to Walloper Interchange UNRESTRICTED
No. 5 Yellowhead Highway from Highway 1 in Kamloops north to the District Boundary 24.2 km north of Vavenby UNRESTRICTED

All Provincial Side Roads, paved or gravel - 100% Legal Axle Loading except as listed below:

70% Legal Axle Loading
Adams Lake Road No. 511
Allen-Meeker Road No. 555
Barriere Lakes Road No. 697
Barriere North Road No. 700
Barriere South Road No. 705
Birch Island-Lost Creek Road No. 815
Boulder Mountain Road No. 936
Bowden Road No. 944
Campbell Range Road No. 1075
Clearwater Valley Road No. 1214 from Clearwater Dump Road to Helmcken Falls Road
Copper Creek Road No. 1280
Deadman Vidette Road No. 1427 from Deadman-Cache Ck Rd to end of maintenance
Dixon Creek Road No. 1553
Dixon Mountain Road No. 1560
Dunn Lake Road No. 1651
Glengrove Road No. 2010
Goose Lake Road No. 2024
Greenstone Rd No. 2094 from Foley Rd to end of maintenance
Harmon Road No. 2227
Heffley Louis Creek Road No. 2296 from the City of Kamloops Bdry to Agate Bay Rd. and
all side Roads leading to Heffley Louis Creek Road
Hoirup Road No. 2396
Holland Road No. 2418
Jackson Road No. 2522
Jenkins Road No. 2558
Knouff Lake Road No. 2739
KP Road No. 2609
Kullagh Lake Road No. 2745
Lac du Bois Road No. 2766 From City of Kamloops Boundary to 16km.
Lac le Jeune Road No. 2775
Lemieux Creek Road No. 2881
Lloyd Road No. 2949
Long Lake Road No. 2978
McNab Road No. 3173
Norris Road No. 3521
Old North Thompson Road No. 3554
Petrol Road No. 3739
Pinantan-Pritchard Road No. 3748 from Paul Lake Road to District Bdry at McNulty Rd
Pumping Station Road No. 3886
Roche Lake Road No. 4088 from Km 1 to end of the road
Robbins Range Road No. 4070
Rose Hill Road No. 4124
Sabiston Creek Road No. 4178
Shuswap Road No. 4412 from Service Area Bdy 9.2km east of LaFarge Bridge
Thuya Creek Road No. 4685
Tranquille Criss Creek Road No. 4738
Tunkwa Lake Road No. 4791 from Haywood Farmer Rd to Tunkwa Lk Resort Rd
Vavenby Bridge Road No. 4857 McCorvie Road to Birch Island-Lost Creek Road
Vinsulla-Knouff Lk Road No. 4895 and all side Roads leading to Vinsulla-Knouff Lake Road
Westsyde Road No. 5018 from McLure Ferry to jct with Hwy 5 in Barriere

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

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urges you to check road conditions often.

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