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.

For up-to-date sailing and departure information, check Current Conditions, follow @BCFerries on X, or phone 1-888-223-3779 for further assistance.

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For Immediate Release
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February 17, 2022

One day Duke Point terminal closure for maintenance

All scheduled sailings to operate out of Departure Bay


VICTORIA –BC Ferries will temporarily close the Duke Point terminal on Saturday, March 5 for upgrades to the ramp including replacement of the hydraulic valves and the control system. To accommodate this work, sailings will operate out of the nearby Departure Bay terminal for this one day only.

This routing requires a modified schedule for the Tsawwassen – Duke Point route (which temporarily becomes the Tsawwassen – Departure Bay route).

The last sailing from Tsawwassen on Friday, March 4, 2022 will depart at its customary 10:45 p.m. sailing time, but instead of travelling to Duke Point, the ship will off-load at Departure Bay. The route will then operate out of Departure Bay for the duration of Saturday, March 5, 2022. Service between Tsawwassen and Duke Point will resume Sunday March 6, 2022.

Sailings are just over two hours and will depart on the following schedule for Saturday March 5, 2022 ONLY:
 
Leaving Departure Bay Leaving Tsawwassen
5:05 AM 5:15 AM
7:55 AM 7:45 AM
10:25 AM 10:35 AM
1:15 PM 1:10 PM
3:55 PM 3:55 PM
6:35 PM 6:35 PM

Every effort is being made to minimize the impact on travel. For detailed schedule information visit bcferries.com.
 
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Victoria: (250) 978-1267

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Victoria: (250) 410-1465
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