Avalanche control planned for Highway 31A between Kaslo and New Denver tomorrow January 14th from 11AM-1PM Please plan accordingly and check #driveBC for updates. As always for road safety issues call our 24/7 service line at 1-888-352-0356

Highway 31 is closed 4km north of trout lake due to power lines down across the highway. Please check#drivebc for updates. For any road safety issues call our 24/7 answering service at 1-888-352-0356.

#maintenacemonday Today’s topic is salting. Salt is one of the tools used by YRB for winter maintenance. Salt is applied to mitigate ice formation and to melt compact snow formed on highways. Salt is applied based on real-time weather and road conditions.

Good afternoon. Another round of Avalanche control is planned for Galena pass on highway 31. January 10th 2026. Road closure from 12:30pm-2:30pm please check #DriveBC for updates. For any road safety issues pleas call our 24/7 answering service at 1-888-352-0356.

Avalanche control planned for Galena Pass January 8th 2026 from 10:30am-12:30PM. Please plan accordingly and check#drivebc for updates.

#SA10 Crews are out brining/salting and sanding main routes this morning. Subcontractors are also out working compact on side roads. Please check #drivebc for updates and #knowbeforeyougo For any road safety issues please call our 24/7 answering service at 1-888-352-0356

Good afternoon #SA10 Avalanche control is planned for 5-8pm (PST) tonight January 6th 2026. Please plan ahead #knowbeforeyougo. Check #drivebc for current road conditions and updates. As always for road safety issues please call our 24/7 service line at 1-888-352-0356

Snow is falling in #SA10. YRB is actively out plowing and sanding routes by priority. Please give yourself extra time for your morning commute and #knowbeforeyougo Please call our 24/7 answering service with any road safety concerns @1-888-352-0356

YRB will be starting a shoulder repair on #BChwy6 north of New Denver near Rosebery. Effective 6am December 17th 2025, 24 hour single lane alternating traffic will be implemented until the repair is complete. Please check #drivebc for updates.

#SA10. Forecasts are calling for winds that could reach speeds of 100-120km/hr in our high elevations and 90km/hr in the valleys early tomorrow morning. Please report any road safety issues to our 24/7 service line @ 1-888-352-0356. Check #drivebc for road conditions and delays

#maintenancemonday 1- ANTI-ICING Applied BEFORE snow, freezing rain, or frost arrives Prevents ice from bonding. 2- FROST PREVENTION Stops overnight frost & black ice from forming. 3-LIGHT SNOW & DE-ICING Sprayed directly on light snow or thin ice layers Breaks the bond.

Avalanche control planned for Galena Pass Thursday Dec 11 at 1pm. This will mean Highway 31 will be closed from 1pm until the paths have been cleared. Please plan around this closure. For any road safety issues call our 24/7 service line @ 1-888-352-0356.

Good morning #SA10 Rain switched to snow in the early hours this morning, switching back to rain as of 6am. This has caused slush. Trucks are working to cleanup highways and high priority side Any road safety concerns please call our 24/7 service line @ 1-888-352-0356

YRB is out plowing highways, and side roads. The snow came fast as wet heavy snow creating some compact and slippery roads. Crew are working hard to get through our network plowing and sanding. Please call our 24/7 service line @ 1-888-352-0356 with any road safety concerns

#SA10. Snow has set into the area. Trucks are out plowing and monitoring the snow. Plows will be working by priority, highways, main secondary roads, all other side roads last. Check #DriveBC for updates Any road safety issues call our 24/7 service line @ 1-888-352-0356

Good morning #SA10 YRB is out salting and brining travel routes. Please drive to conditions. Check #drivebc for road condition updates. For road safety issues call our toll free line at 1-888-352-0356

Snow is expected tonight into tomorrow morning. Accumulations for valley bottoms between 3-5cms #HWY3A #HWY31 #HWY6 #HWY21 Higher elevation routes could see 10-20cms #HWY3 #HWY31A #HWY6 Check #DriveBC for updates. For road safety issues call our 24/7 line at 1-888-352-0356

#maintenancemonday Rockfalls are a frequent natural hazard in the Kootenays due to steep mountain terrain, freeze thaw cycles, and heavy precipitation. High risk corridors include HWY 3, 3A, 6, 31, and 31A. YRB conducts Highway safety patrols daily watching for falling rocks.

**Imasco Update Highway 3a Creston to Crawford Bay** YRB will be Changing closure schedule. New 1-hour closure from 1:30pm-2:30pm. Expect 20 min closures throughout the day. #hwy3a #YRBKootenay #Imasco #project #cornerstraightening #shiftintowinter

Winter driving conditions are here! In this video YRB is applying brine. Salt brine is applied at 60km/hr to ensure it is distributed evenly on the travelled lanes If you have any road concerns call our 24/7 answering service at 1-888-0356. Check #drivebc for road conditions