Okanagan Shuswap Natural Resource District Road safety information

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• Road notices and warnings
• Work in progress / upcoming works
• Road closures and restrictions
• Road deactivation

Road notices and warnings

Notice of Road Restriction: Craigellachie Anstey – Gorge (0839.01) Forest Service Road
Use of 2-way radio systems is required from October 31 to May 1 annually to coordinate the movement of all traffic. This road restriction is established to improve the safety of industrial and recreational traffic during periods of high use. Road users are reminded of their obligations under Section 5 of the Forest Service Road Use Regulation; and the use of a 2-way radio.

Work in progress / upcoming works

Mable Lake FSR 1111.01 - Bridge replacement K309A, Torrent Creek (21.9km) (No access July 3 - 25, 2025)
Bridge replacement K309A at Torrent Creek (21.9km) on Mable Lake Forest Service Road (1111.01). This replacement project will require a 3-week road closure, from July 3rd - 25th 2025 during which time no access through the work site will be available. Alternate access, beyond 22-km, include the Cooke Creek - Kingfisher Forest Service Road (6524.03), located East of Enderby, or the Three Valley - Mable Forest Service Road (0835.01), located West of Revelstoke via Provincial Highway 1.

Mable Lake FSR 1111.01 - Bridge installation K1794A, 51km (July 21 - Aug 15, 2025)
Bridge installation K1794A, 51km, Mable Lake Forest Service Road (1111.01). An existing wooden box culvert is being replaced with a clear span bridge. A detour bridge located near the site will provide temporary road access, delays are anticipated. This project is planned for July 21st – August 15th, 2025.

Road closures and restrictions

Ashnola FSR 6296.01 (August 20, 2023)
Road closed for public safety.

Ashnola-Crater FSR 6296.02 (August 20, 2023)
Road closed for public safety.

Ashton Mara East (Skyline) FSR 5143.05 (May 14, 2018)
Road closed.

Bastion Creek FSR 5653.01 (January 2019)
Road closed for water control purposes.

Bear FSR 7720.01 (March 31, 2025)
Road closed at 8.0 km due to a washout. There is no vehicle or recreational access beyond this point. No timeline on when the road will reopen.

Bear-Stuart FSR 7720-01 (June 5, 2024)
The Bear-Stuart FSR is closed.  The Bridge located at 44-Km (Bridge K1765) is unsafe for use, there is no timeline on a reopening.

Harris Creek FSR 1031.01 (June 16, 2022)
Road closed at or near 24.0 km due to a road washout. No timeline on repairs.

Joe Rich FSR 10649.01 (July 5, 2021)
Road closed at 4.2-Km – the road is washed out at this location. No timeline on repairs.

Mabel - Cotton FSR 1111.05 (June 14, 2022)
Road closed at or near 38.0 km due to a landslide blocking the road. No timeline on repairs.

McGregor - Siwash Rock FSR 7596.05 (May 28, 2018)
Road closed at 0.5 km due to washout. No timeline on repairs.

North Fork - Perry River East FSR 0762.04 (March 28, 2025)
Road closed at 12.0 km due to a land slide. There is no vehicle or recreational access beyond this point. No timeline on when the road will reopen.

Scotch - Lamberton FSR 0771.04 (May 14, 2018)
Road closed at 10 km due to slide. No timeline on repairs.

Seymour River FSR 7271.01 (January 23, 2025)
Bridge K730 is closed as the bridge is unsafe for use.  Bridge K730, Canyon Creek, is located at 51.5-Km of the Seymour River FSR.  There is no road or bridge access beyond this point.

Sugar - Nelson FSR 0905.06 (May 21, 2020)
Road closed at 32 km due to road failure. No timeline on repairs or reopening.

Sugar Lake – Sugar Reiter FSR 0905.02  (June 24, 2022)
Road closed at or near 8 km. The road is washed-out at this location. No timeline on repairs.

Whiteman Creek FSR 8569.01 (May 5, 2023) 
Road closed. This closure does not impact access to the Sugarloaf Forest Service Road which will remain open.

Whiteman Creek - Bouleau FSR 8569.02 (September 10, 2021)
Road closed.

Whiteman Creek - Granite FSR 8569.03 (May 5, 2023)
Road closed.

Road deactivation

Cardinal FSR 8690.01 - retired as of December 7, 2017