Have you driven through Sooke lately? What’s been your experience? (Go ahead, vent using the comment function below! The improvements will ultimately benefit drivers and pedestrians alike, for the moment, it’s pretty un-zen-ish.) With both Church Road and Otter Point … Continue reading →
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is notifying drivers that single-lane alternating traffic will be in place on Highway 14 in Sooke to allow for paving. Construction work will take place Saturday, Nov. 21 and Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. This … Continue reading →
Work will get underway this summer on upgrades to Otter Point Road and Highway 14 through Sooke to make these roads safer for people walking and cycling in the area. Two kilometres of Otter Point Road will be widened and … Continue reading →
On Friday, May 15, 2020, Supt. Holly Turton, Officer in Charge of BC RCMP Traffic Services announced that traffic enforcement would be returning to pre-COVID-19 levels in light of a noticeable spike in excessive speed offences. This announcement coincided with … Continue reading →
Now that the summer peak travel period is over and traffic volumes are lower, the ministry will be reducing the highway to one lane in each direction on the Malahat between Aspen Road and Shawnigan Lake Road. This traffic pattern … Continue reading →
A portion of the West Shore Parkway opens today. At 10:00 am August 30, 2017, the City of Langford opens the middle 1.6 km long section of the West Shore Parkway between Commander Court and Highway 14 Sooke Road. Please note … Continue reading →
–Traffic News The annual Ryder Hesjedal’s Tour de Victoria bike ride takes place on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017, from approximately 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with an anticipated 1,500 cyclists riding through Victoria, the West Shore and the Saanich Peninsula. … Continue reading →
–Malahat Travel advisory The ministry will be reopening a second lane to traffic on the Malahat to accommodate summer traffic and the significantly higher volumes that are expected due to long weekend travellers and concert goers attending the Sunfest Country … Continue reading →
-SPN Traffic Report Travellers are advised that crews are repaving approximately four kilometres of the Pat Bay Highway (Highway 17) in both directions between Vanalman Avenue and Haliburton Road. Work is taking place at night when traffic volumes are low, … Continue reading →
Delays of approximately 30 minutes are to be expected during the busy summer season while safety improvements are constructed through the Malahat Village, and the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure encourages drivers to allow for extra travel time. The delays … Continue reading →
