On May 25^th, the Province announced an extensive four-step plan to gradually lift COVID-19 health restrictions. The progress of the Restart plan will be measured by the vaccination rate of adults, COVID-19 case counts, and COVID-19 hospitalizations and mortality rate.

The BC government has launched a $50 million grant program to support tourism across the province during COVID-19. The Major Anchor Attractions Program provides one-time emergency funding to major anchor attractions and tour bus companies that service tourism attractions.

BCTA's BC Ferries Task Force is making great strides in promoting the efficient commercial movement of goods and people on BC Ferries, including the implementation of a commercial reservation priority phone line, commitment by BC Ferries to explore a commercial fare saver rate for off-peak sailin

Motor carrier members are invited to join BCTA’s Lower Mainland Transportation Issues Committee to discuss and learn about various issues that are being considered by Lower Mainland municipalities and help shape BCTA’s advocacy. The next meeting takes place on June 3, 2021 from 1:00 to 2:

Construction activities for the Highway 91/17 Upgrade Project are now underway.  Starting Sunday, June 6^th, a retaining wall located on Highway 17 will be removed and rebuilt closer to River Road.  This will take approximately 7-10 nights to complete.

Traffic Impacts:

On May 26, 2021 BCTA met with the City of North Vancouver to discuss the modelling outputs and design criteria for Esplanade.

Due to rock blasting activity for the Kennedy Hill Improvement Project, four-hour daytime closures on weekdays, between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm, are scheduled to occur until the end of June.

Safety improvements for the Kennedy Hill Improvement Project include:

As Phase 4 construction continues for the Kicking Horse Canyon Project, evening lane closures and overnight full closures will be implemented throughout the month of June between Golden and west of the Kicking Horse rest area. 

Traffic Impacts:

Due to the Broadway Subway Project, traffic pattern changes along Broadway between Kingsway and Columbia Street will begin on June 5^th.  Work to transition the traffic configuration to three lanes on Broadway (2 eastbound and 1 westbound) will start the evening of Saturday, June 5

We are only 10 days away from BCTA’s virtual Annual General Meeting on Thursday, June 10^th from 9:30 to 11:00 am!  This session features an Economic Update presentation by Ken Peacock of the Business Council of British Columbia.