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Highway 16 Both Directions |
Bridge Maintenance from Prince Rupert to Agate Creek Bridge (47.3 km), through Fri Aug 19 2011 at 2:00 pm. The road is reduced to single lane alternating traffic. Updated on Tue Jul 27 at 5:57 am. (ID# -22477) |
Jul 27, 2010 05:57 AM |
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Highway 16 Both Directions |
Paving 47 km east of Agate Creek Bridge to Terrace (46.6 km), 6:00 am to 8:00 pm Mon-Sat through Aug 20. The road is reduced to single lane alternating traffic with up to 20 minutes delay. Updated on Mon Jul 5 at 5:09 am. (ID# -21955) |
Jul 05, 2010 05:09 AM |
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Highway 16 Both Directions |
Construction at Telkwa through Wed Aug 4 at 7:00 pm. The road is reduced to single lane alternating traffic with up to 20 minutes delay. Updated on Mon Jul 26 at 6:40 am. (ID# -22339) |
Jul 26, 2010 06:40 AM |
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Highway 16 Both Directions |
Construction 16 km west of Houston at the Morice River Road intersection 7:00 am to 5:30 pm Mon-Sat through Aug 13. The road is reduced to single lane alternating traffic. Updated on Mon Jul 26 at 1:28 pm. (ID# -22462) |
Jul 26, 2010 01:28 PM |
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Highway 16 Both Directions |
Construction 6 km east of Fraser Lake 7:00 am to 5:30 pm Mon-Sat through Jul 31. The road is reduced to single lane alternating traffic with up to 20 minutes delay. Updated on Mon Jun 7 at 6:01 am. (ID# -21317) |
Jun 07, 2010 06:01 AM |
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Highway 16 Both Directions |
Construction 18 km west of Junction with Highway 97 North, in Prince George 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Mon-Sat through Sep 30. Lane closure in effect. Updated on Mon Jul 5 at 6:16 am. (ID# -21950) |
Jul 05, 2010 06:16 AM |
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Highway 16 Both Directions |
Maintenance 20 km east of Purden to 20 km west of Slim Creek (21.2 km), 7:00 am to 6:00 pm daily through Aug 14. The road is reduced to single lane alternating traffic. Updated on Tue Jul 27 at 12:37 pm. (ID# -22494) |
Jul 27, 2010 12:37 PM |
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Highway 16 Both Directions |
Bridge Construction 42 km east of McBride through Wed Oct 20 at 7:00 pm. Detour in effect. The road is reduced to single lane alternating traffic with up to 20 minutes delay. Updated on Tue Jul 13 at 4:14 pm. (ID# -21856) |
Jul 13, 2010 04:14 PM |
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Highway 16 Weather Locations
Prince Rupert Terrace Smithers Prince George VanderhoofGeneral Route Information
BC Ferries takes Highway 16 from the Queen Charlotte Islands across the Hecate Strait for 172 km (107 mi) due northeast to its landing at Prince Rupert.
From Prince Rupert, Highway 16 begins its winding route east through the Coast Mountain Ranges. Following the Skeena River, the highway travels for 151 km (94 mi) to the city of Terrace. Highway 37 merges onto Highway 16 in Terrace, and the two highways share a common alignment for 91 km (57 mi) northeast to the Kitwanga junction, where Highway 37 diverges north. Another 43 km (27 mi) northeast, Highway 16 reaches New Hazelton, where it then veers southeast along the Bulkley River. 68 km (42 mi) later, the highway reaches the town of Smithers, proceeding southeast another 64 km (40 mi) to the village of Houston.
At Houston, Highway 16 begins a parallel course along the Nechako River, proceeding 81 km (50 mi) east to its junction with Highway 35 at Burns Lake. 128 km (80 mi) east, after passing through the hamlet of Fraser Lake, Highway 16 reaches its junction with Highway 27 in the town of Vanderhoof. 97 km (60 mi) east of Vanderhoof, Highway 16 reaches its B.C. midpoint as it enters the city of Prince George at its junction with Highway 97. Highway 16 leaves Prince George after coursing through the city for 9 km (6 mi) .
Passing through Mt. Robson Provincial Park.120 km (75 mi) east of Prince George, Highway 16 reaches the community of Dome Creek, where it converges with the Fraser River and turns southeast. It follows the Fraser River upstream for 82 km (51 mi) to McBride, then continues upstream for another 64 km (40 mi) to its junction with Highway 5 at Tête Jaune Cache. 14 km (9 mi) east of Tête Jaune Cache, Highway 16 enters Mount Robson Provincial Park, coursing through the park for 63 km (39 mi) to the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta within Yellowhead Pass.
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