Checking on conditions along the three variable speed limit routes just got easier with the launch of 12 new highway webcams, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone announced.

“These new cameras mean those planning to travel along the Coquihalla, the Sea-to-Sky and Trans-Canada highways can check the routes for conditions before they leave,” Stone said. “Now we have more than 550 highway webcam images available to help drivers ‘know before they go’ and make travel plans according to traffic congestion, weather conditions, and other events or advisories posted for our provincial roadways.”

Three new cameras are located on the Sea-to-Sky Highway from Squamish to Function Junction, five on the Coquihalla from Portia Interchange to the Britton Creek Rest Area, and four on the Trans-Canada Highway from Perry River to Revelstoke.

The cameras are also an important resource for operators at the Regional Transportation Management Centre in Coquitlam who monitor conditions along routes like these prone to rapidly changing weather.

On June 2, 2016, the variable speed limit zone signs were activated. On June 6, 2016, the signs were in use during a traffic control set up as part of maintenance of the Great Bear Snowshed on the Coquihalla.

As conditions can change quickly depending on the weather system in the area, drivers are encouraged to check current route conditions on DriveBC before travelling in order to avoid delays, and are reminded to be aware of adjusted speeds within the variable speed limit zones.

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Learn more:

The new web cams can be viewed at http://drivebc.ca/#webcams

For information on variable speed limits visit: www.gov.bc.ca/variablespeedlimits

For travel information available 24/7, go to: www.DriveBC.ca

Follow the work of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure online at: http://www.tranbc.ca