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Mainroad continues to receive supply of de-icing salt
On December 19th, 2022, Mainroad received a shipment of de-icing salt in the Port of Vancouver which is currently being offloaded to our various storage facilities tomorrow, Friday morning, December 23rd, 2022. The demand for de-icing salt has been extreme and unusual...
Severe winter weather advisories in effect for B.C.
The BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has released the following winter weather advisories for the Interior, Vancouver Island, the South Coast including the Fraser Valley: BC Interior:Drivers should avoid travel with snow, freezing rain in the forecast...
Planning and Preparation for a Weather Event
The safety of the travelling public is at the core of Mainroad’s planning and preparation for any weather event. Prior to a snow forecast, crews are pre-treating Service Area roads and highways using brine and/or salt which was the response earlier this week in...