Travel advisory: Highway 17 Closures - Keating Cross Road Overpass Project - July 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 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

Monday,
July 29, 2024

Wednesday,
August 7, 2024

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.

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Missing or damaged baggage

If your bags are lost, delayed or damaged during your travel with us, follow these steps:
 
  1. Advise the customer service desk or a member of BC Ferries’ staff at the terminal as soon as possible
  2. If you have lost baggage, please complete a Lost Baggage Tracer form at the terminal
    • If your baggage is found, we will work with you to get it returned
    • If your baggage is not found after three days, we will review video surveillance footage and contact you within five days (from when you submit your tracer form) to provide you an update. If it appears your baggage was stolen, we will advise you to contact the Police to file a report.
If your baggage is damaged, delayed or lost for more than five days, download, complete and submit a Notice of Baggage Claim form (below).
Notice of Baggage Claim form
PDF 563 KB | 5 pages
Important: Notice of Baggage Claim forms must be submitted within seven days of the incident.

Compensation and claims process

Baggage compensation
BC Ferries will compensate for:
 
  • Reasonable value of your baggage and its contents that are lost or damaged due to negligence by BC Ferries

BC Ferries will not compensate for:
 
  • Any items that are fragile, and/or valuable, and/or perishable
  • Money, jewellery, silverware, negotiable papers, securities, business documents, prototypes, electronics and office equipment
  • Expenses incurred because baggage was delayed
  • Baggage scratches, zipper damage, manufacturing defects, dents, nicks, missing/torn straps handles, scuffs, soiling, wheels, locks, torn seams
  • Normal baggage wear and tear
  • Baggage damage as a result of adverse weather conditions
Claims process
  • Complete and submit the Notice of Baggage Claim form (submission instructions can be found on the form)
  • Once we have received the completed Notice of Baggage Claim form, we will send you an acknowledgement email or letter within two weeks
  • We may request receipts for lost items
  • A decision will be made as to what compensation is payable
  • If our investigation indicates your baggage was stolen, we will advise you to contact the Police to file a report

Notice of Baggage Claim form
PDF 171 KB | 4 pages
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