Spring rains combined with melting snowpacks and rising streams can affect road and highway conditions.

The Province is adding 30 web cameras to its DriveBC network this year, giving motorists more opportunities to check real-time traffic, road and weather conditions as they plan their trips. Thirteen of these will be on the South Coast and Vancouver Island.

A number of improvements to DriveBC will make the Province's most popular website an even more valuable tool for motorists to plan an easier, safer trip.

Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Blair Lekstrom has designated a new chair and has appointed four prominent municipal leaders from the capital region to the Victoria Regional Transit Commission (VRTC).

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is holding an open house for local residents to outline options for safety and mobility improvements at the Highway 17/Sayward Road intersection.

British Columbia has delivered on its promise to eliminate the aviation fuel tax for international flights, reducing costs for airlines, creating jobs, giving travellers more choice and supporting the 'Canada Starts Here - The BC Jobs Plan' goal of expanding markets. The change is effective April 1.

B.C.'s transportation network saw one of its busiest-ever construction seasons in 2011.

Two tenders for early construction on the Evergreen Line are posted today on BC Bid. Contracts are expected to be awarded by January 2012, and work will begin shortly after.