Travel advisory: Highway 17 Closures - Keating Cross Road Overpass Project - July 29 and August 7, 2024 View ×

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

Monday,
July 29, 2024

Wednesday,
August 7, 2024

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.

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Debit Coming Soon to BC Ferries' Ticket Booths

Implementation underway and to be completed by the end of the month


VICTORIA – BC Ferries is informing customers they will soon be able to use debit as a form of payment at vehicle and foot passenger ticketing areas.

Tap and pay capability for both credit and debit will also be available with the installation of new PIN pads. This will help speed the ticketing process for customers with transactions under the $100 tap limit. BC Ferries waited to install debit to ensure tap capability was available to help process transactions.

BC Ferries’ customers have been asking for the use of debit as a form of payment, and the company is now able to provide the option. The installation of the new PIN pads is currently underway throughout the fleet and expected to be completed by spring 2020. The terminals between Metro Vancouver – Vancouver Island are expected to receive the updated technology towards the end of March as BC Ferries will be installing the technology at the minor terminals first.
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