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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. 12
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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 12:01am - Pacific Daylight Time on Friday, May 1, 2026
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All Provincial Numbered Routes, paved or gravel - 100% Legal Axle Loading, except as listed below:

UNRESTRICTED
No. 1 - Trans Canada Highway from Monte Creek Interchange west to the Coquihalla Highway No. 5
No. 1 - Trans Canada Highway from Coquihalla Interchange to 12km East of Cache Creek
No. 5 Coquihalla Highway from Kamloops to Walloper Interchange
No. 5 Yellowhead Highway from Highway 1 in Kamloops north to the District Boundary at McMurphy
No. 24 from Highway 5 (Yellowhead) to Service Area Boundary 400m west of Eagle Island Road

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

UNRESTRICTED
Halston Connector No. 3530
Mount Paul Way No. 3393
Chief Louis Way No. 1150

70% Legal Axle Loading
Tranquille Criss Creek Road No. 4738 from 42km to end of maintenance

Ministry Contact:
Sam Pantaleo, Operations Manager Kamloops East – Samuel.Pantaleo@gov.bc.ca
Connor Roesnik, Roads Area Manager, Kamloops West – Connor.Roesnik@gov.bc.ca
Daniel Werkman, Roads Area Manager, 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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