Know Before You Go

Gold Country Road Report

Tuesday January 18, 2022

Watch for slippery sections during your travels and remember to #KnowBeforeYouGo. Be prepared for changing road conditions and closures by using our #WinterRoadTripChecklist. Be kind, be patient, and #StaySafe. #goldcountryBC #exploreBC #FirstResponseTourism

Info from DriveBC – subject to change https://www.drivebc.ca/#welcome

*ROADS OPEN*

Winter driving conditions (Watch for slippery/ slushy sections, and compact snow.)

Hwy 1 Lytton to Spences Bridge (Construction between Skihist and Nicomen, single lane alternating traffic)

Hwy 1 Spences Bridge to Cache Creek

Hwy 1 Cache Creek to Kamloops

Hwy 5 Lac Le Jeune to Merritt

Hwy 5 Lac Le Jeune to Kamloops   

Hwy 12 Lytton to Lillooet

Hwy 97 Cache Creek to 70 Mile

Hwy 97C Ashcroft to Logan Lake (Wildlife Advisory, watch for wild horses)

Hwy 97C Logan Lake to Merritt

Hwy 97D Logan Lake to Lac Le Jeune

Hwy 99 Cache Creek to Lillooet 

Hwy 99 Lillooet to Pemberton (Wildlife Advisory, watch for wild horses)

*ROADS CLOSED*

Hwy 1 Lytton to Boothroyd (Next update January 21, 2022)

Hwy 8 Spences Bridge to Merritt (Estimated time of reopening not available)

OTHER INFORMATION:

Back Country Road Closures https://news.gov.bc.ca/25569

BC’s Flood and Mudslide Response www.gov.bc.ca/floodresponse

Canada Border Services Agency https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/

DriveBC https://www.drivebc.ca/

Emergency Info BC https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/

Province of BC’s dedicated webpage https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/travel/current

Provincial and Regional Restrictions https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restrictions

Travel and Fuel Restrictions https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/natural-disaster/support/restrictions