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Highway 1, in both directions. Travel advisory in effect between Exit 138: Bridal Falls Rd and Exit 165: Flood Rd for 26.3 km (5 km east of Chilliwack to Hope). Road open to traffic. Road is open to 4 lanes of traffic, 2 in each direction. Watch for crews and equipment. Please drive to conditions and expect delays. Next update time Wed Dec 8 at 12:15 AM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Dec 7 at 9:08 PM PST.

Highway 7, in both directions. Travel advisory in effect between Glasgow Ave and Ross Rd for 78.4 km (Mission to 1 km east of Hope). Watch for crews and equipment. Please drive to conditions and expect delays. Next update time Wed Dec 8 at 12:15 AM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Dec 7 at 9:07 PM PST.

[Truncated] Highway 99, in both directions. Travel advisory in effect between Lil'wat Pl and Seton Lake Rd for 81.9 km (9 km north of Pemberton to Lillooet). Open for essential travel only, defined in the Travel Restrictions Order. Checkpoints in place and travel restrictions will be enforced. Only vehicles up to 14,500kg licensed GVW will be permitted. Expect changing winter conditions. Watch for construction and maintenance crews. Next update time Wed Dec 8 at 12:15 AM PST. major incident | last updated Tue De

Highway 11, in both directions. Travel advisory in effect between Hazelwood Ave and Clayburn Rd for 2.0 km (Abbotsford). Road open to passenger vehicles, municipal service vehicles and emergency service vehicles. Drivers should expect delays with the roadway reduced to a single lane in each direction. Watch for construction and reduced speed limits. Next update time Wed Dec 8 at 12:15 AM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Dec 7 at 9:06 PM PST.

Highway 1, in both directions. Travel advisory in effect between Exit 90: McCallum Rd and Exit 109: Yale Rd for 20.1 km (Abbotsford to Chilliwack). Open to regular traffic. Expect slow traffic with reduced speed limits. Commercial vehicles over 63500kg are prohibited. Next update time Wed Dec 8 at 12:15 AM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Dec 7 at 9:06 PM PST.

Highway 3, in both directions. Travel advisory in effect between Exit 177 and Copper Mountain Rd for 127.7 km (3 km east of Hope to Princeton). Essential travel only per Travel Restrictions Order through Emergency Program Act. Checkpoints and travel restrictions enforced. Expect delays and congestion. No stopping in Merritt or Princeton for vehicles over 14,500 kg. No services available. Next update time Wed Dec 8 at 12:15 AM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Dec 7 at 9:05 PM PST.

McLure Ferry, in both directions. There is a mechanical issue at McLure Ferry (McLure). Road closed. Next update time Wed Dec 8 at 10:00 AM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Dec 7 at 2:06 PM PST.

Allenby Road. Mudslide between Miller Road and Boys Road. Road closed. Assessment in progress. Alternate routes available. Next update time Tue Dec 14 at 8:00 AM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Dec 7 at 8:22 AM PST.

Highway 1, in both directions. Travel advisory in effect between Exit 170 and Kahmoose Rd for 78.4 km (14 km south of Jackass Mountain Summit to Hope). Highway is open. Drivers should expect delays with some sections of roadway with single-lane alternating. Watch for construction and reduced speed limits. Next update time Wed Dec 8 at 6:15 AM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Dec 7 at 6:39 AM PST.

Highway 97, in both directions. Avalanche control work planned between Powder King Rd and Old Hasler Rd (9 km north of Pine Pass Summit). Starting Wed Dec 8 at 10:00 AM MST until Wed Dec 8 at 4:00 PM MST. Expect delays. Expect delays to one hour. Next update time Wed Dec 8 at 4:00 PM MST. major incident | last updated Mon Dec 6 at 10:54 AM MST.

Highway 5, in both directions. Washout between the start of Highway 5 and Exit 286: Merritt for 108.2 km (1 km south of Merritt to Hope). Road closed. Estimated time of opening not available. Detour not available. Damage assessment in progress. Multiple washouts. Next update time Sun Dec 12 at 12:00 PM PST. major incident | last updated Sat Dec 4 at 2:40 PM PST.

Highway 1, in both directions. Road construction work between Golden Donald Upper Rd and Yoho Bridge (4 km east of Golden). Until Thu Dec 23. Single Lane Alternating Traffic in effect 9am to 3pm and 6pm to 10pm daily. Expect delays up to 30 min. Hwy will be closed from 10pm to 7am nightly. An Alternate Route is available via Hwy 95 and Hwy 93S. Allow 1.5 hrs add. Travel time. Next update time Thu Dec 23 at 10:00 PM MST. major construction | last updated Sat Dec 4 at 7:23 AM MST.

Highway 1A, westbound. Pothole repair planned between Bridge Rd and Royal Ave for 1.0 km (New Westminster to Surrey). Starting Fri Dec 10 at 10:00 PM PST until Sat Dec 11 at 5:00 AM PST. Road closure planned. Next update time Sat Dec 11 at 5:00 AM PST. major construction | last updated Fri Dec 3 at 2:55 PM PST.

Highway 1A, eastbound. Pothole repair planned between Columbia St and Bridge Rd for 0.9 km (New Westminster to Surrey). Starting Thu Dec 9 at 10:00 PM PST until Fri Dec 10 at 5:00 AM PST. Road closure planned. Next update time Fri Dec 10 at 5:00 AM PST. major construction | last updated Fri Dec 3 at 2:55 PM PST.

Highway 1, in both directions. Flooding between Junction Hwy 12 and Junction Hwy 8 for 35.6 km (Lytton to Spences Bridge). Rock slide. Road closed. Estimated time of opening not available. Assessment in progress. Next update time Wed Dec 8 at 12:00 PM PST. major incident | last updated Wed Dec 1 at 1:17 PM PST.

Highway 1, in both directions. Flooding between Kahmoose Rd and Main St for 30.8 km (Lytton to 14 km south of Jackass Mountain Summit). Mudslide. Road closed. Assessment in progress. Estimated time of opening not available. Local and essential travel only. Road is closed from North of Boston Bar (Boothroyd) to Lytton. Next update time Wed Dec 8 at 12:00 PM PST. major incident | last updated Wed Dec 1 at 1:09 PM PST.

Highway 8, in both directions. Flooding between the start of Highway 8 and Petit Creek Rd for 46.3 km (17 km west of Merritt to Spences Bridge). Washout. Road closed. Assessment in progress. Estimated time of opening not available. Next update time Mon Dec 27 at 12:00 PM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Nov 30 at 11:20 AM PST.

Highway 4, in both directions. Construction work between Toquart Bay Rd and Hydro Hill West Creek (19 km east of Southern Boundary of Pacific Rim National Park). Closures starting Wed Nov 24, 5-7am and 11am-3pm Mon-Fri. All other times top of the hour releases. Next update time Fri Dec 17 at 5:00 PM PST. major construction | last updated Wed Nov 24 at 4:48 PM PST.

Church Road. Washout between Sky Ranch Rd and Farwell Canyon Rd. Road closed. Detour from Farwell Canyon Road to Sky Ranch Road. Next update time Fri Dec 10 at 12:00 PM PST. major incident | last updated Wed Nov 24 at 8:04 AM PST.

Quesnel Hydraulic Road, in both directions. Washout at Kilometer 20. The road is closed. Due to ongoing land instability. Detour available via French Road. Next update time Tue Jan 4, 2022 at 1:30 PM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Nov 23 at 1:32 PM PST.

Durrell Road. Landslide at 700m from Highway 97. Road closed. Detour available via Highway 97 and Dale Lake Road. Next update time Tue Jan 4, 2022 at 1:30 PM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Nov 23 at 1:32 PM PST.

Quesnel-Hixon Road, in both directions. Landslide at Cottonwood bridge. Road closed. Next update time Tue Jan 4, 2022 at 1:30 PM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Nov 23 at 1:32 PM PST.

Kersley-Dale Landing Rd, in both directions. Landslide at 500 metres in from Highway 97 Intersection. Road closed. Next update time Tue Jan 4, 2022 at 1:30 PM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Nov 23 at 1:32 PM PST.

West Fraser Road , in both directions. Washout at Narcosli Creek 20 km south of Quesnel. The road is closed. Detour in effect via Garner Road and Webster Lake Road. No estimated time of re-opening. Next update time Tue Jan 4, 2022 at 1:30 PM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Nov 23 at 1:32 PM PST.

Soda-Creek Macalister Road, in both directions. Landslide at 10 kms from the Junction of Highway 97. Road closed. Geotech assessment underway. Next update time Tue Jan 4, 2022 at 1:30 PM PST. major incident | last updated Tue Nov 23 at 1:32 PM PST.

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