\TCH #! Kicking Horse Construction Closures over Sept-Dec 2022 Kicking Horse Highway Closure and Traffic Schedule and Construction Update for Fall 2022 (effective August 25) KICKING HORSE CANYON Highway Closure and Traffic Schedule for SPRING 2023 Major construction is underway on Hwy 1, from Golden Donald Upper Rd to Yoho Bridge (4 km east of […]
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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
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BC: The Trans-Canada highway east of Golden (at the Kicking Horse Canyon) is open 24/7 for the long weekend from Friday noon to Tuesday noon. After the long weekend, the highway will remain open with short (30 min) daytime construction stops, and overnight closures (midnight to 7 am) with detour via Radium. This scheduling pattern […]
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TransCanada FoundLocally Inc. has updated the maps used on its flagship TransCanadaHighway.com website to reflect its broader focus on travel in and across Canada, rather than just along the TransCanada Highway. This is part of an ongoing progression of upgrades started during the COVID lockdowns, to prepare for the expected post-COVID travel boom. New Content […]
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Winter storm watch in effect for City of Winnipeg. Travel on the Trans-Canada will become increasingly difficult as the day progresses Wednesday, with widespread highway closures a near-certainty. Major spring blizzard (20-40 cm) poised to wallop southern Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan mid-week…with widespread snowfall accumulations of 30-50 cm accompanied by northerly winds gusting 70-90 km/h […]
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This route is 480km long and can take 5: 40 hours One route that is open is the Sea To Sky Highway #99, typically taken by Vancouver skiers to Whistler, but continuing north to Pemberton and Lillooet. The route segment Vancouver to Whistler is twinned and fast, but north of Whistler, the route has one […]
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On December 15, the Government of Canada announced the official advisory against Canadians travelling outside of the country for non-essential reasons. Effective December 18, at 11:59 PM, the travel ban for 10 African countries will be lifted. Effective December 21, the requirement for obtaining a negative pre-arrival test within 72hrs before entering Canada is reinstated for all travellers, regardless […]
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Hwy 5 (Coquihalla) will open to essential traffic no later than the end of Monday, Dec. 20 (Exact time to be determined). About 24 hrs after Hwy 5 re-opens: Hwy 99 (Pemberton to Lillooet) will re-open to general traffic but nothing larger than a cube van. Hwy 3 (Hope to Princeton) will re-open to general […]
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Find out if you can enter Canada Use this page’s questionaire to see what rules apply to you (works for Canadians, Americans and residents of other countries). Temporary border restrictions and measures to address COVID-19 Omicron variant of concern In effect: Fully vaccinated travellers who have been in any country other than Canada and the […]
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BC: The #5 Coquihalla is closed between Hope and Merritt, as forest fires are getting closer to the highway, and smoke dangerously obscuring driver vision. (Thank you, Md Momin, for this pic taken on the weekend!). Detour options are #1 Trans-Canada north or the #3 Crowsnest East. https://transcanadahighway.com/news/ August 21 Update The Coquihalla has fully […]
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