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Province of British Columbia MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT BULKLEY STIKINE DISTRICT
LOAD RESTRICTIONS IN THE BULKLEY NASS SERVICE AREA 25 (2025 #5)
Pursuant to Section 66 of the Transportation Act the following load restrictions will be imposed, on the following Provincial Highways and Roads in the Bulkley Nass Service area until further notice:
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The following Provincial Numbered Routes are 100% Legal Axle Loading 24 hrs/day: -Highway 16 -Highway 37A -Highway 37 (Kitwanga Jct to Meziadin Jct)
The following Provincial Numbered Routes are unrestricted: -Highway 37 (Meziadin Jct to the Deltaic Creek)
The following Side Roads are 100% Legal Axle Loading 24 hrs/day: -Kitwanga North Road -Mill & Barcalow Roads -New Hazelton High Level Road -Babine Lake Road #491 (Paved Portion only) -Coalmine Road (Hwy 16 to SPRUCE Road only) -Donaldson Road (to transfer station) -Old Babine Road (Hwy 16 to Snake Road only) -Tatlow Road (paved portion only) -Telkwa High Road (Hwy 16 in Witset to Blunt FSR only)
The following Side Roads are 50% legal axle loading 24 hrs/day: -6 Mile Road (2 Mile-Hazelton) from 4.2km to 8.7km -Cedarvale Backroad
The following Side Roads are 70% Legal Axle Loading from 11am to 11pm and 100% Legal Axle Loading from 11pm to 11am (night hauling*): -Babine Lake Rd #491 (16.2 km to 51.7 km (Nilkitkwa FSR) only) -Kitsequecla Loop (S) & Kitseguecla Lake Road -Old Babine Rd (Rabbit FSR to Babine Lake Rd only) -Dahlie Rd (from CN Overpass to Hudson Bay Mtn Rd) -Hudson Bay Mountain Rd
The following Side Roads are 70% legal axle loading 24 hrs/day: -ALL other side roads not listed above
Ministry Contact: Janelle McKenzie or Marlene Keehn, Operations Technician 250-847-7403 Issued by: Rena Gibson, District Manager, Transportation, Bulkley-Stikine District
All overload permits on restricted routes are invalid for the duration of these restrictions. The applicable tolerances provided under 7.26 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.
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