Cariboo-Chilcotin Natural Resource District road safety information

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• Hazard warnings/Notices
• Road closures
• Work in progress/upcoming works
• Road deactivation

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Hazard Warnings/Notices

Elkin-Creek River FSR (Lord River Road) – Project #: 4953.03 
Road sustained damage in 2019, but upon last inspection, the road remains accessible to 4-wheel drive high-clearance vehicles. Bridges/Structures on the FSR have a 5-tonne load limit, but road users should note, several other bridges on adjacent private and mines access roads beyond the FSR should be considered potentially unsafe and not recommended for use.

Please note, a new gate, managed by the Xeni Gwet'in First Nations, has been installed at the start of the road, as approximately 7.5km of the Lord River Road is within the Title Lands. Please contact the Xeni Gwet'in Government office at 250-394-7023 for more information or visit their website: www.tsilhqotin.ca/declared-title-area

Fish Lake FSR – Project #: 9245.01
Road sustained damage in 2019, but upon last inspection, the road remains accessible to 4-wheel drive high-clearance vehicles. There is no current timeline for repairs.

Mosley Creek FSR – Project #: 7651.01
Road is closed at 6.6 km (private gate location) and beyond due to public safety. The Hell Raving Creek bridge at 15.1 km is closed due to safety issue, and has been down-rated to a 0-tonne load limit due to non-standard construction. No access is permitted beyond 6.6 km. There is no current timeline for repairs.

Mosely Creek – Hell Raving Creek – Project#: 7651.04
Road is temporarily closed at 0km due to the potential risk to road users from damage associated with a 2023 wildfire in the area. There is no current timeline for repairs.

Alex Graham – Palmer Lake FSR – Project#: 5265.02
Road is closed to vehicle traffic at approximately 70km (bridge crossing) for Access Management as it pertains to wildlife/habitat protection. There is no timeline for removal of the closure.

Road closures

Map of current closures in the Cariboo Natural Resource Region

Beece Creek Road (non-status road)
The former mining access road has been deactivated and permanently closed 6km beyond the Taseko Lake Lodge for public safety and environmental protection.

Black Creek - Cruiser Lake FSR - Project #: 1253.05
The southern section of the road has been deactivated and is permanently closed for approximately 1.5km as a part of the Fish Passage Restoration Program conducted by the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Alternate access to Boscar Lake is still available via from the North end of the FSR from the Black Creek – Bosk Lake FSR (500rd).

Dusty Lake – Dean River FSR – Project#: 9334.07
Road is closed to all vehicle traffic at approximately 0.3km (bridge crossing) due to damage to the structure from Beaver Activity (2025). There is no timeline for repairs at this time. For more information, contact the BC Timber Sales Engineering Section by phone at 250-398-4345.

Harvey’s Creek FSR (9600 Road) – Project #: 8389.01
This road has been deactivated and permanently closed from 15 km to 16.3 km for public safety and environmental protection.

Smokey Lake – Richburg FSR – Project#: 9157.09
Road is closed to all vehicle traffic at approximately 2km (stream crossing) due to a washout (2019). There is no timeline for repairs at this time. For more information, contact the BC Timber Sales Engineering Section by phone at 250-398-4345.

Work in-progress/upcoming works

Anahim Connector Route
The proposed project is still in the preliminary stages, and there are no timelines for construction. Additional information will be posted once it is available. Contact Conrad Cofre, Resource Manager, for further information.

BCTS Road Deactivation Project #1 
(fiscal years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028)
Under Section 121(9) of the Forest Act, BC Timber Sales will be completing approximately 556 km of permanent deactivation work on various Forest Service Road (FSR) sections throughout the Cariboo-Chilcotin Natural Resource District.

The planned road deactivation maps are available for public review:

• Download the deactivation maps 

The objective of road deactivation is to place the road in a self-maintaining state, to prevent degradation of water resources, and to limit automobile access. Common road deactivation techniques include, but are not limited to, vehicle access controls (such as barricades), cross-ditches, water bars, bridge and culvert removal, re-contouring road surfaces, and grass seeding. 

These BCTS Forest Service Roads were built or used by BC Timber Sales operations and are no longer required for industrial forest activity. BC Timber Sales cannot maintain surplus roads that are no longer needed for ongoing operations.

If you believe a road(s) should remain open and maintained, you can apply to the Ministry of Forests at FLNR.AdminServicesCariboo@gov.bc.ca to have the tenure and maintenance obligations reassigned to you and pay a security deposit. Roads not reassigned to new tenures will be permanently deactivated.

If you have comments or questions about these road closures, please contact:
Nathan Davis, RPF
​Planning Specialist, BC Timber Sales
(250) 302-4422 or email: Nathan.Davis@gov.bc.ca

Road deactivation

Moffat-Lake-Spokin FSR 7968.06
This route has been deactivated. ATV use only. Barricades have been placed at the point of entry, the road has been cross-ditched and the bridge at 1.5 km across Borland Creek has been removed.