Travel advisory: Highway 17 Closures - Keating Cross Road Overpass Project - July 25, 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 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

Thursday,
July 25, 2024

Monday,
July 29, 2024

Wednesday,
August 7, 2024

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.

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FlyOver Canada

Vancouver, BC

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Feel the wind in your hair and water splash on your face as you take a thrilling simulation flight from coast to coast across Canada, all without leaving the comfort of your seat on Canada’s ultimate flying ride – FlyOver Canada.

Highlights:

  • An inspiring audio-visual pre-show to get you ready for your flight.
  • Be whisked away on an exhilarating ride that stimulates all of your senses.
  • Hang suspended with your feet dangling in front of a 20 m spherical screen.
  • Feel the sensation of flying over some of Canada’s most spectacular sights –from icebergs offshore Newfoundland, to Niagara Falls, across the Prairies, over iconic lakes, cityscapes, glaciers, snow-capped Rocky Mountains, to the West Coast.

This ride is well worth a visit to see all of Canada in just 25 minutes.

Activity policies

Location: 201-999 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1.

Please present your printed voucher to a FlyOver Canada on-site ticket booth to get your ticket issued.

Height restriction: all passengers must be 102 cm in order to enjoy this attraction (in general 4 years and older).

Safety: While FlyOver Canada is a gently thrilling simulation ride, expectant mothers and guests with the following conditions should not ride: fear of heights or susceptibility to motion sickness, heart conditions, chronic back or neck pain, conditions aggravated by visual stimuli, such as epilepsy.

Baggage: large bags may be dropped off at the Guest Services desk, as large items cannot be taken onto the ride.

AVAILABLE IN  Vancouver, BC 

$35.00

+ taxes and fees, per adult


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