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.

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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  • Two night stay at Waters Edge Shoreside Suites 
  • Return ferry between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island for two adults and one vehicle
  • Ferry reservations
  • Parking

From

$569*

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  • One night in Ladysmith at Microtel Inn & Suites
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  • One night in Victoria at Embassy Inn 
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  • Return ferry between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island for two adults and one vehicle
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From

$394*

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  • Ferry reservations 
  • Return ferry between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island for two adults and one vehicle

From

$259*

per person

+taxes and fees, based on double occupancy

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  • Ferry reservations
  • Return ferry between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island for two adults and one vehicle

From

$204*

per person

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From

$249*

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  • Two night stay at the Bayside Oceanfront Resort
  • Complimentary parking
  • Ferry reservations 
  • Return ferry between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island for two adults and one vehicle

From

$289*

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+taxes and fees, based on double occupancy

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  • One night stay at the Best Western Plus Carlton Plaza Hotel
  • Return ferry between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island for two adults and one vehicle
  • Ferry reservations 
  • Parking

From

$194*

per person

+taxes and fees, based on double occupancy

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Gibsons Getaway,
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  • Two night stay at Gibsons Garden Hotel
  • Return ferry between Metro Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast for two adults and one vehicle
  • Ferry reservations
  • Parking

From

$309*

per person

+taxes and fees, based on double occupancy

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