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Every closure and major delay below comes straight from the DriveBC open feed for southwest BC, refreshed automatically. Highways only — that is what the province publishes — sorted so the roads Vancouver actually drives come first.
8 full closures and 27 major delays on southwest BC highways right now, plus 74 minor lane closures not listed here.
⛔ Roads closed right now
Road maintenance. Starting Mon Aug 10 until Thu Aug 13. From 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM PDT, weekdays.
Sea-to-Sky — Vancouver to Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton
Highway 1 (TransCanada Highway), in both directions. There is a wildfire between Toll Rd and Aspen Rd for 38.8 km (Yale to 28 km south of Jackass Mountain Summit). Road closed.
↳ Detour: Highway 3 or Highway 5
Trans-Canada — the valley, Hope and the Fraser Canyon
Highway 5 (Coquihalla South), in both directions. Construction work between Exit 250: Larson Hill and Exit 256: Coldwater Rd for 6.8 km (31 km north of Coquihalla Summit to 29 km south of Merritt). Left lane is closed in both directions.
Coquihalla — Hope to Merritt and Kamloops
Highway 97 (Cariboo Connector), in both directions. There is a wildfire between Loon Lake Rd and 76 Mile Frontage Rd for 60.3 km (17 km south of Clinton to 8 km north of 70 Mile House). Road closed.
Upper Bench Rd, eastbound. Utility work between Hwy 3A and 2694 Upper bench Rd in Keremeos. Until Mon Aug 10.
Pavilion-Clinton Rd, in both directions. There is a wildfire between Clinton and Mowich Rd. Road closed.
Silver Skagit Rd, in both directions. There is a wildfire between Silver Skagit Rd 6km mark and USA/Canada Border. Road closed.
Westside Rd, in both directions. There is a wildfire between Shelter Cove and Highway 97 North for 42.3 km (17 to 60 km east of West Kelowna). Road closed.
🚧 Major delays worth planning around
Bridge maintenance. Starting Mon Jul 20 until Mon Aug 31. Single lane alternating traffic.
Sea-to-Sky — Vancouver to Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton
Road construction. Starting Mon Aug 10 until Wed Aug 12. From 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM PDT the next day, Monday and Tuesday.
Sea-to-Sky — Vancouver to Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton
Road construction. Starting Sat Aug 15 until Sun Aug 16. From 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM PDT the next day, Sunday.
Sea-to-Sky — Vancouver to Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton
Electrical maintenance. Starting Mon Aug 10 until Wed Aug 12. From 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM PDT, Monday to Wednesday.
Sea-to-Sky — Vancouver to Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton
Highway 1 (TransCanada Highway). Paving operations between Empter Frontage Rd and Collins Rd for 4.2 km (Cache Creek). Until Tue Aug 11.
Trans-Canada — the valley, Hope and the Fraser Canyon
Highway 1 (TransCanada Highway), in both directions. Construction work between Nicomen River Rd and Junction Hwy 8 (13 km west of Spences Bridge). Until Wed Jun 30, 2027.
Trans-Canada — the valley, Hope and the Fraser Canyon
Road construction. Starting Fri Jul 10 until Sat Oct 31. Closed.
Trans-Canada — the valley, Hope and the Fraser Canyon
Construction work. Starting Fri Jun 5 until Sat Oct 31. Watch for traffic control.
Trans-Canada — the valley, Hope and the Fraser Canyon
Construction work. Starting Wed May 6 until Wed Nov 25. Watch for traffic pattern change and speed reduction.
Trans-Canada — the valley, Hope and the Fraser Canyon
Construction work. Starting Thu Jan 29 until Tue Dec 15. From 9:00 PM to 5:30 AM PST on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Trans-Canada — the valley, Hope and the Fraser Canyon
Highway 5 (Coquihalla North), in both directions. Bridge construction between Exit 286: Merritt - 97C and Exit 290: Merritt for 4.1 km (Merritt). Until Sat Oct 31.
Coquihalla — Hope to Merritt and Kamloops
Highway 5, in both directions. Road maintenance work between River Heights Dr and Lyons Rd for 4.9 km (Kamloops to 5 km north of Kamloops). Until Fri Aug 7 at 5:00 PM PDT.
Coquihalla — Hope to Merritt and Kamloops
Road maintenance. Starting Wed Dec 10. Open to traffic.
Crowsnest — Hope to Manning Park and the Similkameen
Road maintenance. Starting Mon Jul 13 until Tue Dec 22. Lane closures in both directions.
Crowsnest — Hope to Manning Park and the Similkameen
Ditch maintenance. Starting Tue Jul 21. All day, Wednesday to Friday.
Crowsnest — Hope to Manning Park and the Similkameen
Night work. Starting Tue Aug 11 until Thu Aug 27. From 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM PDT the next day, every day.
Lougheed — the north side of the Fraser to Hope
Rock slope stabilization. Starting Sat Jul 25 until Wed Aug 12. From 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM PDT, every day.
Lougheed — the north side of the Fraser to Hope
Vehicle incident. Left lane blocked.
Paving operations. Starting Fri Aug 7 until Mon Aug 10. Closed.
South Fraser Perimeter Road and the Tsawwassen ferry run
Road construction. Starting Wed Aug 19 until Thu Aug 20. From 7:00 PM to 5:00 AM PDT the next day, Thursday.
Bridge maintenance. Starting Thu Mar 26 until Sun Nov 15. From 9:30 PM to 9:00 AM PST on Saturday and Sunday.
Utility work. Starting Wed Aug 12 until Wed Aug 12. Single lane alternating traffic.
Road construction. Starting Mon Jul 13 until Thu Aug 13. From 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM PST on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Highway 5A, southbound. Utility work planned between Campbell Creek Rd and Roche Lake Rd for 7.0 km (17 to 10 km south of Kamloops). Starting Fri Aug 14 at 8:00 AM PDT until Fri Aug 14 at 4:00 PM PDT.
Bridge construction. Starting Mon Dec 1. From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Highway 8. Construction work between the start of Highway 8 and 14 Mile Ranch Rd for 2.6 km (9 to 11 km east of Spences Bridge). Until Mon Aug 17.
Highway 97 (Cariboo Connector). Paving operations between Stephenson Rd and Hills Frontage Rd for 11.0 km (Cache Creek). Until Tue Aug 11.
The four roads that decide your trip
Almost every drive out of Vancouver uses one of four highways, and they fail in completely different ways. Highway 99, the Sea-to-Sky, is the one with no alternative: between Horseshoe Bay and Squamish the road is pinned between the cliff and Howe Sound, so a single stalled truck stops everyone, and rockfall closures run two to five hours. Highway 1 is fine across the valley and fragile in the Fraser Canyon, where wildfire, slides and washouts have closed it for days at a time. Highway 5, the Coquihalla, is the fast way to the Interior and the one that closes for snow — its summit sits at 1,244 m, and it can be winter up there while it rains in Vancouver. Highway 3 is the slow, beautiful backup through Manning Park; it takes longer but it is the road that stays open when the other two do not.
What a summer closure usually means
Between June and September the cause is almost always fire. A wildfire does not have to reach the pavement to close a road — crews shut the highway when the fire is close enough that smoke kills visibility or that aircraft need the airspace above it, and they reopen in escorted convoys before they reopen properly. That is why a closure can last four hours or four days with no way to tell in advance, and why the official line is always "next update at" rather than "reopening at". If your route crosses an active fire, read the live wildfire map before you commit to the drive, and treat the current fire bans as the temperature of the whole province.
If you are already on the road and it closes
Pull off at the last town before the closure rather than queueing at the barricade — Hope, Squamish and Merritt all have fuel, food and cell coverage, and the queue has none of it. Call *5555 from a cell to report a wildfire, and 1-800-550-4997 for DriveBC's recorded highway conditions when you have no data. Fill the tank before the Coquihalla and before the canyon; the gaps between stations are long enough to matter when a detour adds 150 km.
Questions drivers ask most
Is Highway 99 to Whistler open?
The Sea-to-Sky is rarely closed for long, but when it goes it goes completely — there is no parallel road between Horseshoe Bay and Squamish. Rockfall and vehicle incidents close it for two to five hours a few times a year, usually with no detour at all; you wait, or you turn around. The live panel at the top of this page is pulled straight from DriveBC, so if Highway 99 is listed there, believe it.
Highway 1 is closed in the Fraser Canyon — what is the detour?
Highway 5 (the Coquihalla) from Hope to Kamloops, or Highway 3 through Manning Park if you are heading to the Okanagan. Both are real highways, not goat tracks, but the Coquihalla adds roughly an hour versus the canyon and climbs to 1,244 m at the summit — check the forecast, not just the map, between October and April.
Do these closures affect the ferries or the airport?
Indirectly. Highway 17 feeds the Tsawwassen terminal and Highway 99 feeds YVR through the Massey Tunnel; a major delay on either turns a comfortable margin into a missed sailing or a missed flight. Give yourself an extra 45 minutes to Tsawwassen on summer Fridays even when the feed is clean.
Where do I find City of Vancouver street closures?
Not here — this page tracks provincial highways, which is what DriveBC publishes. City street closures for parades, festivals and the fireworks are announced by the City and by the event organisers, usually two or three days ahead.
Plan around it
Heading north? The Vancouver to Whistler guide has the coach times and fares for the days you would rather not drive. Heading to the Island? Check the ferry fares and sailing plan. Camping out there? Campfire rules and the current ban change with the same weather that closes these roads.