Commercial truck drivers using new generation wide-base single tires are now allowed a single-axle weight of 8,500 kilograms, which will assist in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing fuel efficiency.

New traffic signals will go into operation this week on Nordel Way, as part of the first phase toward expanding capacity for people travelling across the Alex Fraser Bridge.

Five resurfacing projects have begun in the Skeena and Bulkley-Stikine districts, to improve safety and efficiency of highways 37 and 118, and on Tow Hill Road, east of Masset.

Eighteen communities throughout British Columbia will benefit from BikeBC grants for cycling projects that support green transportation options and encourage healthy, active lifestyles.

Drivers are advised to expect delays on the Lions Gate Bridge this weekend, while crews remove the temporary steel plates that were in place for bridge rehabilitation work.

The public is invited to attend a public open house in Sooke about proposed improvements and plans for the Highway 14 corridor between Langford and Port Renfrew.

Drivers are advised that the southbound left turn onto Carey Road, along Douglas Street/Highway 1, will be permanently closed as of June 10, 2018.