This year we have expanded TCH website content from the main #1/#17 route to cover much more of Canada! We are therefore expanding weather coverage to include Yellowhead #16, Crowsnest #3 (in the west) and #11 Northern Route, #7 Southern Route, and the #400/401 highways (in Ontario) Watch The TransCanadaHighway.com Facebook page for latest weather […]
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BC: TCH #1 closed between Hope and Lytton due to forest fire. Highway 1, in both directions. There is a wildfire between Boston Bar and Lytton. Detour Route available: Take the Coquihalla #5. Update: Saturday August 26: still closed for geotechnical assessment and utility repairs.
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Travel restrictions will be in place for non-essential travel to temporary accommodations under this order from today until September 4. Travel to B.C.’s southeast, Central Interior restricted, provincial government says. All hotels and campgrounds in Central BC will have traveler reservations cancelled to make room for evacuated BC residents. Watch the TransCanadaHighway.com Facebook page for […]
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BC: Highway 97 Travel Advisory around Kelowna. Highway 97, in both directions. There is a wildfire between Hawkes St and Crystal Waters Rd for 62.4 km (11 km south of Coldstream to Peachland). Travel advisory in effect. Evacuation orders in effect. Travelers advised to avoid the area and be prepared for short notice closures. For […]
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BC: TCH #1 afffected by a wildfire between Shuswap Ave (Sorrento) and Passchendaele Rd (Chase) for 18.0 km. The road is closed. Detour in effect: Alternate routes available via Highways 97A and 97B or 97C. UPDATE: August 25th: thisa route has now been RE-OPENED. 149
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MB: We’ve had several inquiries this week, that GOOGLE MAPS shows the TCH closed at Portage La Prairie. NOT SO! An exit ramp is being rebuilt, at the west end of town, but detour options are well marked. See this screenshot from Manitoba 511
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The province says it will soon begin permanent repairs to the Coquihalla Highway and the Trans Canada through the Fraser Canyon after last year’s devastating floods. An atmospheric river that formed over southern B.C. last November produced record rainfall, leading to torrential runoff events that destroyed large sections of both major highways. Temporary repairs allowed […]
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As of May 20th: some roadway flooding on TCH#17 between Vermillion Bay and Dryden and on #71 south between Kenora and Fort Frances. SINGLE LANE ALTERNATING TRAFFIC Some CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY on the #17 Trans-Canada between Manitoba Border and Kenora, and on the #17A Kenora Bypass Route. See more highway news, weather alerts, and highway closure […]
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As of Monday August 9, the government will allow fully vaccinated American Citizens entry into Canada, and be able to skip the (otherwise) mandatory 14-day quarantine. As of Monday August 9, fully vaccinated French citizens who reside in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, a French territory near Newfoundland and Labrador, will also be allowed to enter Canada. Americans must meet all requirements: […]
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See the latest status of each province’s travel restrictions on our COVID-19 NEWS page. Alberta, Ontario, and Newfoundland are loosening restrictions as of July 1.
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See all the latest weather and road construction updates on our web site. And if you are on the road (and your laptop is not handy while driving) we have those posts on our TransCanadaHighway.com Facebook page (be sure to LIKE or FOLLOW before starting your road trip!)
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