South Island Natural Resource District road safety information

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• Road Closures and Restrictions
• Structure Information
• Notice of Road Deactivation

Road Closures and Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Maggie Lake FSR  9614 Branch 04 (Barkley Main)
The road is closed from 10 km to 12 km for the install of two engineered culverts. A detour route is provided. Please refer to the attached map.

•  Map - Barkley Main Detour (PDF. 10.6 MB)

Authorized Closures

Nahmint FSR 7954 Branch 02 (Canal Main)
Canal Main Branch 02 will be closed at 34 km from August 10th to September 30th, 2025 for a bridge installation. Alternate access is Cous and Kanyon Main FSR. Please refer to the attached map.

• Cous and Kanyon Main Alternative Access Route Map (PDF, 20MB)

Nahmint FSR 7954 Branch 316 
Branch 316 is gated to manage over height vehicles within the airport runway airspace. 

• 1 Nahmint FSR Br. 316 (KMZ, 1KB)
• 2 Nahmint FSR Br. 316 (KMZ, 1KB)

TFL 46 Road Permit Road Temporary Gate Authorizations
In accordance with the Forest and Range Practices Act Section 22.2 where use of the road would likely endanger property, public health, or public safety Teal Cedar Products Ltd has been granted permission to gate roads in TFL 46. Please refer to the following maps for authorized gate locations:

• Truck Road 11 - 0.2 km- Expires December 15, 2025
• Bugaboo Main- Expires December 15, 2025
• Camper Creek Mainline - 1.0 km - Expires December 15, 2025

McKay Lake FSR 5833 Branch 01 - McKay Lake 
In accordance with the Forest and Range Practices Act Section 22.2 where use of the road would likely endanger property, public health and public safety, TimberWest Forest Corp. has been granted permission to gate McKay Lake FSR 5833 Branch 01 at 0.8 km. The gate is open from 8 am to 6 pm 7 days a week. 

• Gate Location Map - McKay Lake FSR Br.01 - Expires September 17, 2025

Road Permit R07660 Roads WA700 and WA900 - Walbran
In accordance with the Forest and Range Practices Act Section 22.2 where use of the road would likely endanger property, public health, or public safety Tsawak-qin Forestry Inc. has been granted permission to gate roads WA700 and WA900 in TFL 44. This authorization expires on June 30, 2026. Please refer to the following map for gate locations:

• Map - Gate locations on Roads WA700 and WA900 (PDF. 499.5 KB)

Road Permit R22184 Road Mid Gordon Main - Gordon River 
In accordance with the Forest and Range Practices Act Section 22.2 where use of the road would likely endanger property, public health, or public safety Qala:yit Forestry (GP) Ltd. has been granted permission to gate Mid Gordon Main in Community Forest K5U. This authorization expires on November 30, 2025. Please refer to the following map for gate location:

• Map - Gate location on Mid Gordon Main (PDF. 338 KB)

Road Permit R21402 Road Flora 520-1 -  Flora Lake
In accordance with the Forest and Range Practices Act Section 22.2 where use of the road would likely endanger property, public health, or public safety Ditidaht Forestry Ltd. has been granted permission to gate road Flora 520-1 in Forest License A94006. This authorization expires on July 30, 2026. Please refer to the following map for gate location:

• Map - Gate location on road Flora 520-1 (PDF. 703.4 KB)

Structure information

Down Rated Structures

South Taylor Main - Nahmint FSR 7954 Branch 10 
At 11.9 km on the South Taylor Main FSR the road is down rated to 5 tonnes. For more information please contact the South Island District Engineering Officer. 

Notice of Road Deactivation

Nahmint FSR 7954 Branch 10 (South Taylor Main FSR)
The Ministry of Forests is to commence permanent deactivation on South Taylor Main Forest Service Road from 11.1 km to 12.5 km. Deactivation is scheduled from Mid-August to Mid-September 2025.

• Map of deactivation area (PDF, 212KB)