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Travel advisory:
Highway 17 Closures - Keating Cross Road Overpass Project - July 25, 29 and August 7, 2024
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Posted on: Friday, July 19, 2024
Highway 17 Closures
Keating Cross Road Overpass Project
Victoria to Swartz Bay
July 25, 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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Thursday, |
Monday, |
Wednesday, |
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10:00 pm – 6:00 am |
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.
DETAILS
Explore Kwakwaka’wakw waters as you embark on this epic five and a half to six hour guided wilderness tour. Depart Hardy Bay with your expert guide on a zodiac boat and search for Pacific Northwest marine wildlife including sea otters, orcas, humpback whales, porpoises, stellar sea lions and more.
Tour highlights
- Find adorable sea otters floating on the ocean waters feeding on sea urchins and clams
- Watch majestic humpback whales, orcas, and Pacific white-sided dolphins from a zodiac boat
- Listen to stories about the area as you sail through protected channels into the Kwakwaka’wakw waters with your expert tour guide
- Watch for other coastal wildlife along the way, including bald eagles, stellar sea lions, porpoises and more
The Coastal Rainforest Safaris Sea Otter & Whale Tour is available June 1 to October 6, 2024.
Activity policies
Lunch is included in the tour. Please let BC Ferries Vacations know if you have any dietary restrictions
Meeting Location: 7185 Market Street, Port Hardy, BC. Guests are to arrive at the meeting location at 9:30am
Zodiac style boats are not suitable for people with history of back or neck injuries, recent surgery or are pregnant
A waiver must be signed prior to participation and any guest under 19 years of age will require a signature from a parent or guardian
AVAILABLE IN Port Hardy, BC
FROM June 1 - October 6
$325.00
+ taxes and fees, per adult