Posted on: Friday, July 19, 2024
Highway 17 Closures
Keating Cross Road Overpass Project
Victoria to Swartz Bay
July 29 and August 7, 2024
Patricia Bay Highway (Hwy 17) between Victoria and Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island will be temporarily closed from Tanner Road to Island View Road due to the Keating Cross Road Overpass Project during the noted times on the following dates:
Scheduled Highway Closures
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Monday, |
Wednesday, |
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8:00 pm – 6:00 am |
10:00 pm – 6:00 am |
Customers looking to travel to or from Swartz Bay terminal during closure times will be impacted and should plan their travel accordingly. A detour will be in effect via Central Saanich Road. Customers should be prepared for a 15-20 minute delay as a result.
Those using transit to Swartz Bay are strongly advised to take earlier bus departures because of the detour. Additional information is available online at: https://alerts.bctransit.com/RouteAlertsDetail/45/70/724.
For more information, please check the Keating Cross Overpass Project website here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation-projects/other-transportation-projects/highway-17-keating-cross-overpass.
For up-to-date sailing and departure information, check Current Conditions, follow @BCFerries on X, or phone 1-888-223-3779 for further assistance.
Re-issued: 1:42 pm
Due to a mechanical difficulty with the vessel’s #1 air compressor, some sailings between Langdale (Sunsine Coast) – Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) today, Friday, August 2 have been cancelled.
Cancelled Sailings:
1:15 pm departing Langdale
2:25 pm departing Horseshoe Bay
Service on this vessel will resume with the 3:35 pm departure from Langdale.
Other sailings on this route are operating as scheduled, starting with the 2:05 pm departure from Langdale and the 3:15 pm departure from Horseshoe Bay.
For those customers travelling on to Powell River, when onboard your sailing from Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) to Langdale (Sunshine Coast) you can speak with the Chief Steward to ask for confirmation on whether the sailing is being held for transfer traffic. Please check our Sunshine Coast Service Notices for updates.
If you have a booking on one of these cancelled sailings, you will be accommodated on the next scheduled departure.
We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience you may experience as a result of these cancellations.
Reserved customers and those checked-in at the terminal who are impacted by this cancelled sailing can find information about our compensation policy here. Receipts must be provided for compensation consideration.
For up-to-date sailing and departure information, check Current Conditions, follow @BCFerries on X or phone 1-888-223-3779 for further assistance.