Posted on: Friday, July 19, 2024
Highway 17 Closures
Keating Cross Road Overpass Project
Victoria to Swartz Bay
July 25, 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
Thursday, |
Monday, |
Wednesday, |
10:00 pm – 6:00 am |
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.
Featured experiences
Inside Passage Highlights Tour
- Five nights' hotel in four destinations
- Two sailings: One-way ferry between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island, and one-way between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert for two adults and one vehicle
- Whale-Watching tour in Prince Rupert (July - End of Sept)
- Grizzly bear tour in Prince Rupert (Mid-may - End of July)
- Free breakfast at select hotels
Credit: Destination BC/Mike Seehagel
Inside Passage Wilderness Circle Tour
- Seven nights' hotel in six destinations
- Two sailings: One-way ferry between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island, and one-way between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert for two adults and one vehicle
- Whale-Watching tour in Prince Rupert (July - End of Sept)
- Grizzly bear tour in Prince Rupert (Mid-may - End of July)
- Free breakfast at select hotels
Credit: Northern BC Tourism/Mike Seehagel
Vancouver Island & Inside Passage RV Tour
- Seventeen nights' camping in thirteen destinations
- RV Rental
- Kilometres required for trip
- Basic insurance
- RV preparation fee
- RV convenience kit with bedding, household, and kitchen supplies
- Ferry reservations
- Two one-way sailings: Metro Vancouver to Vancouver Island, and Port Hardy to Prince Rupert for two adults and the RV
Credit: Tom Parker Photography
Southbound Inside Passage Wilderness Circle Tour
- Seven nights' hotel in six destinations
- Two sailings: One-way ferry between Prince Rupert and Port Hardy, and one-way between Vancouver Island and Metro Vancouver for two adults and one vehicle
- Whale-watching with Homalco Tours in Campbell River
(May 1 - Oct 31) - Free breakfast at select hotels
Credit: Travel Alberta/Mike Seehagel
Inside Passage to Calgary Tour
- Ten nights' hotel in seven destinations
- Two sailings: One-way ferry between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island, and one-way between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert for two adults and one vehicle
- Whale-Watching or Grizzly bear tour in Prince Rupert
- Free breakfast at select hotels
Credit: Destination BC/Kari Medig
Inside Passage Wilderness Circle Tour + Okanagan
- Ten nights' hotel in seven destinations
- Two sailings: One-way ferry between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island, and one-way between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert for two adults and one vehicle
- Prince Rupert Adventure Tours
- Full day wine tour in Osoyoos
- Free breakfast at select hotels
Credit: Captain Doug Davis/Prince Rupert Adventure Tours
Inside Passage Coastal Adventure Tour
- Seven nights' hotel in four destinations
- Return ferry between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island, and between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert for two adults and one vehicle
- Prince Rupert Adventure Tours
- Free breakfast at select hotels
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