It’s a snow day!
However, whenever a snow day happens in Victoria it grinds almost all services, flights and people’s lives to a halt.
The snow came in overnight and will continue through most of Wednesday, January 17th.
The Province, ICBC and many municipalities throughout Vancouver Island are recommending that if motorists don’t absolutely need to traverse the roads today, then they shouldn’t.
Any time weather like this rolls in, there is always a heightened risk of collision on the roads so it is helpful to know what is going on traffic-wise if you do need to get out there and across town.
The Malahat, Sooke Road, Highway 17 and Highway 4 can all be especially dangerous and are easily backed up if a collision occurs.
If you’re concerned of the road conditions before heading out, here are the latest images from DriveBC on the highways with a high frequency of commuters—these images will update every 15 minutes:
Highway 17 at Mount Newton X Road (N camera):
Highway 17 at Sayward Road near Elk Lake (S camera):
Highway 17 at Royal Oak Drive (N camera):
Highway 17 at Carey Road in Saanich (NW camera):
Highway 1 at Admirals Road and McKenzie Avenue (W camera):
Highway 1 near Burnside Road and Island Highway exit (W camera):
Millstream Road at Highway 1 overpass (N camera):
Highway 1 at Spencer Road (W camera):
Highway 1 at West Shore Parkway (W camera):
Highway 1 at Goldstream Park (N camera):
Highway 1 at Tunnel Hill (N camera):
Highway 1 at Okotoks Drive (N camera)
Highway 1 at Malahat Drive (N camera):
Highway 1 at Malahat Summit (N camera):
Highway 1 near Mill Bay Road, Bamberton Park entrance (N camera):
Highway 1 at Butterfield Road (N camera):
Highway 1 at Shawnigan Mill Bay Road, Mill Bay (N camera):
Highway 1 at Cobble Hill Road (S camera):
Highway 1 and Trunk Road in Duncan (S camera):
Highway 1 at South Davis Road, south of Ladysmith (S camera):
Sooke Road (Highway 14) at Suyer Road (W camera):
Sooke Road (Highway 14) at Kangaroo Road (W camera):
Sooke Road (Highway 14) at Lazzar Road, near Sooke (W camera):
