Lakes District Maintenance

Highway 16. Road sweeping between Dunster Station Rd and Hwy 5/16 JCT at Tete Jaune for 33.8 km (29 km east of McBride to Tete Jaune). Until Thu Apr 29 at 2:00 PM PDT. Please slow down when approaching this slow moving equipment.

Highway 16. Snow deposit removal between Goat River Bridge and West Twin Creek Bridge for 10.9 km (39 to 28 km west of McBride). Until Wed Apr 28 at 4:00 PM PDT. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control.

Highway 16. Road sweeping between Dunster Station Rd and Horsey Creek Bridge for 10.5 km (22 km west of Tete Jaune to 29 km east of McBride). Until Tue Apr 27 at 1:30 PM PDT. Please slow down when approaching this slow moving equipment.

Highway 16. Bridge maintenance at Holmes River Bridge (10 km east of McBride). Until Tue Apr 27 at 2:00 PM PDT. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control.

Highway 16, westbound. Bridge maintenance between Dorval Rd and Lamming Pit Rd for 0.8 km (4 km west of McBride). Until Mon Apr 26 at 2:00 PM PDT. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control.

3:46 PM PST Tuesday 12 January 2021 Snowfall warning in effect for: Yellowhead (McBride & Valemount)... Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm is expected. A vigorous frontal system moving across BC will bring heavy snow to the interior regions tonight. For Yellowhead Highway - Tete Jaune Cache to the Alberta Border, snow at times heavy will start early this evening. Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 20 cm are expected before the snow eases off Wednesday morning. For Chilcotin, Cariboo - South including Williams Lake and Yellowhead regions, precipitation will start as rain and change to snow this evening. Total snowfall amounts of 10 to 15 cm are expected before the heavy snow eases off Wednesday morning. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #BCStorm.

Warnings 2:58 PM PST Tuesday 12 January 2021 Snowfall warning in effect for: North Columbia (Blue River)... Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm is expected. A vigorous frontal system moving across BC will bring heavy snow to the interior regions tonight. For Trans-Canada Highway - Eagle Pass to Rogers Pass, snow at times heavy may become mixed with rain late overnight as snow levels rise to 1300 m briefly. Snow will continue through Wednesday morning and taper off to a few flurries early Wednesday afternoon. Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm are expected. For Yoho Park - Kootenay Park, snowfall amounts of 15 to 20 cm are expected before the snow tapers off to periods of light snow early Wednesday afternoon. For North Columbia and Kinbasket regions, precipitation has started as rain and will change to snow later this evening. Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 20 cm are expected before the snow tapers off to a few flurries Wednesday morning. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #BCStorm.

Highway 5 closed in both directions just south of Wire Cache Rest Area due to MVI. Next update at 9:00pm

Warnings 3:46 AM PST Monday 04 January 2021 Snowfall warning in effect for:... North Columbia (Blue River) Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 20 cm is expected. A frontal system moving across interior BC will bring heavy snow to North Columbia and Kinbasket regions today. Snow at times heavy will start this morning and taper off to a few flurries late this evening. Total snowfall amounts of 15 to 20 cm are expected. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #BCStorm.

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Warnings 3:46 AM PST Monday 07 December 2020 Snowfall warning in effect for:... North Columbia (Blue River) Snowfall with total amounts of 15 to 25 cm is expected. A robust frontal system is pushing southwards towards the Columbia region. With temperatures below zero and ample moisture, heavy snow will begin this morning over North Columbia and Rogers Pass. As the frontal system continues to push south, heavy snow will start falling in East Columbia and Yoho Park later this afternoon. Total snowfall accumulation is expected to be 15 to 25 cm. The heavy snow will switch over the rain for North Columbia early Tuesday morning. Heavy snow will ease late Tuesday for Rogers Pass, Yoho Park and East Columbia. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Visibility may be suddenly reduced at times in heavy snow. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to [email protected] or tweet reports using #BCStorm.

CONSTRUCTIONHighway 16 - Highway 16. Maintenance between Goat River West Pit Rd and Goat River Bridge for 3.8 km (39 to 43 km west of McBride). Until Thu Dec 3 at 2:00 PM PST. Single lane alternating traffic. Last updated Thu Dec 3 at 9:20 AM PST. (DBC-24390)