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, |
Wednesday, |
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.
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7:30 am | 7:55 am | 00:25 |
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8:40 am | 9:05 am | 00:25 |
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9:50 am | 10:15 am | 00:25 |
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11:00 am | 11:25 am | 00:25 |
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1:15 pm | 1:40 pm | 00:25 |
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2:25 pm | 2:50 pm | 00:25 |
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3:35 pm | 4:00 pm | 00:25 |
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4:45 pm | 5:10 pm | 00:25 |
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5:55 pm | 6:20 pm | 00:25 |
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Brentwood Bay terminal is a 30 minute drive north of Victoria on Vancouver Island and is located at the end of Verdier Road. The terminal provides sailings to Mill Bay.
Boarding is based on order of arrival at the terminal. Check-in and ticket sales close:
- 3 minutes prior to the scheduled sailing for foot passengers.
- 5 minutes prior to the scheduled sailing for vehicles.
- To travel on this route, vehicles must be 40 ft. or less in length (30 ft. or less for buses*) and under 8,000 kg GVW in weight.
* Any vehicle licensed to carry 16 or more passengers is classified as a bus.
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DEPART | ARRIVE | DURATION | |
8:05 am | 8:30 am | 00:25 |
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9:15 am | 9:40 am | 00:25 |
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10:25 am | 10:50 am | 00:25 |
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11:35 am | 12:00 pm | 00:25 |
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1:50 pm | 2:15 pm | 00:25 |
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3:00 pm | 3:25 pm | 00:25 |
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4:10 pm | 4:35 pm | 00:25 |
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5:20 pm | 5:45 pm | 00:25 |
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6:30 pm | 6:55 pm | 00:25 |
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Mill Bay ferry terminal is located on the southeast of Vancouver Island and a 10 minute drive south of Mill Bay village. Sailings departing from Mill Bay provide service across the Saanich Inlet to Brentwood Bay.
Boarding is based on order of arrival at the terminal. Check-in and ticket sales close:
- 5 minutes prior to the scheduled sailing for foot passengers.
- 3 minutes prior to the scheduled sailing for vehicles.
- To travel on this route, vehicles must be 40 ft. or less in length (30 ft. or less for buses*) and under 8,000 kg GVW in weight.
* Any vehicle licensed to carry 16 or more passengers is classified as a bus.
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