Provincial load restrictions are updated as new information becomes available.

Province of British Columbia
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT

PEACE DISTRICT

SERVICE AREA 22 - North Peace
PUBLIC NOTICE # 6 (Full Restrictions SYD Update)

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 Peace District, Service Area 22, North Peace

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Effective 10:00 AM PST on Thursday, April 3rd, 2025, RESTRICTED, 24 hours a day
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All Provincial Numbered Routes, paved or gravel - 100% Legal Axle Loading

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

75% Legal Axle Loading
259 Road (paved section) from intersection with 260 Road to Milligan Creek Road 137
260 Road from intersection with Rose Prairie Road 101 to 259 Road
Beatton River Airport Rd, from Alaska Hwy 97N north to km 74
Beryl Prairie Road 715R from intersection with Canyon Drive to Beryl Prairie Road 118
Beryl Prairie Road 118 from intersection with Beryl Prairie Road 715R to the end
Buick Creek Road 154
Cypress Creek Road 187
Farrell Creek Road 115, from intersection with Hwy 29N to Harasymyk Road
Graham River Road 123
Milligan Creek Rd from intersection with 259 Rd to end of maintenance at km 45
Montney Highway Rd 254 from Alaska Hwy 97N east to 281 Rd
Montney Highway Rd 281 from 254 Rd north to 256 Rd
Montney Highway Rd 256 from 281 Rd east to Gaebe Rd 275
Road 265A (100th Street) from 85th Avenue south to Mason Road 240
Rose Prairie Road 101 from Road 260 north to Prespatou Road 193
Siphon Creek Road 184
Stoddart Creek Road from Alaska Hwy 97N to Montney Highway 254
Schwalm Road 106 from intersection with Cassidy Road 238U to the end
Tank Farm Road 249 from Baldonnel Road to intersection with Cassidy Road 238U
Upper Halfway Road 117, from intersection with Graham River Rd to end of maintenance at km 73.2

100% Legal Axle Loading
100th Avenue from Fort St. John City Limits (79th Street) to Swanson Lumber Road 259 (including roundabout)
103A Airport Road from Underpass Road 255 to Swanson Lumber Road 259
85th Avenue from Old Fort Road to 100th Street
240 Crossover Rd from 269 to Old Fort Rd
Baldonnel 107 Rd from Underpass 255 Rd to Tank Farm 249 Rd
Beatton/ Montney Road 271, from Highway 97 north to Montney Highway 256 (Montney Highway)
Cecil Lake Road 103 from intersection with Rose Prairie Road 101 to Alberta border
Canyon Drive 520R, from intersection with Highway 29N to W.A.C. Bennett Dam
Clayhurst Road 111 from Cecil Lake Road 103 south for 19.7 km to intersection with Ferry Road 110.
Doig Road 188
East Bypass Road 146, from the Fort St John city limits to 93rd Street
Enterprise Way 692 from Old Fort Road 148 to 265 Road
Ferry Road 110 from the intersection with Clayhurst Road 111 south 10.5 km to the Moose Mouth Bridge.
Fort Nelson Airport Connector Road 504A
Road 242, from Old Fort Road to Riverview Road 269
Montney Highway Rd 256 from Prespatou Rd 193 to Rose Prairie Rd 101
Montney South Road 121 from Rose Prairie Road 101 west and north to Beatton/ Montney Road 271
Old Fort Road 148 from Alaska Highway 97 south to Howe Pit
Prespatou Road 193, from Montney Highway 256 north to Triad Road 169A/ Mile 30 Road 169
Riverview Road 269, from Alaska Highway 97 south to end of public road
Rose Prairie Road 101 from Fort St John city limits to intersection with Road 260
Sikanni Chief Road 517
Swanson Lumber Road 259, from the Fort St John city limits to the intersection with the Airport Road 103A
Toews Road 246
Underpass Road 255, from Alaska Highway 97 to Road 103A
Upper Halfway Road 117, from Alaska Highway 97 to km 54.1
West Bypass Road 145, from the Fort St John city limits to Rose Prairie Road 101

Ministry Contact: Sarah Griffith Peace.Exemptions@gov.bc.ca

Issued by: Hali Davenport, District Manager, Transportation, Peace 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

On behalf of the SYD Road:
The SYD Road from km 8-188 will be RESTRICTED 24hr a day to 75% legal axle loading, effective April 16th, 2025 at 10am PST.

Road users are warned that load restrictions are subject to change without further warning and are advised to stay up to date by visiting the website at www.ledcorhighways.com/areas-we-maintain/british-columbia.

For further information contact:
David Pratt
Email: David.Pratt@ledcor.com
Phone: 250-321-0257

Please Note: All side roads within the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM – Fort Nelson) are not included in the above load restriction notice.
For further information regarding load restrictions within the NRRM, please contact the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality office at (250) 774-2541.

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

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