Road User Committees

For over five decades we have been acting as secretary/treasurer/manager for several Road User Committeees and Forest Associations in the Central Interior

To allow for effetive sharing of maintenance costs on forest roads each Road User Committee maintains a map of the road system in use.

Safety Notifications

08-August-2024 - Please be aware the Dore FSR is closed at 2.1 km. The load rating for bridge G3-025 has been downrated to 0 tonnes due to structural failings. Current timeline on repairs is unknown.

10-July-2024 - Please be advised that Canadian Forest Products Ltd. will be removing the current structure located a 21 Km on the Chuchinka-Table FSR and replacing it with a new bridge. Work at this location will start on July 16th and will be tentatively completed by August 2nd, 2024. The road will remain closed and no access beyond the site will be available during that time to allow for bridge construction. The Road will be barricaded at the gravel pit located at 18 Km on the Chuchinka-Table FSR to restrict access to the site during construction. Signs indicating the closure for bridge construction will be posted at the start of the Chuchinka-Table FSR to notify the public."

25-June-2024 - Please be advised that Canadian Forest Products Ltd. will be repairing the washout located a 99.8 Km on the McGregor FSR (Pass Lake, Herrick Road) from July 15th to August 9th, 2024. The road will remain closed and no access beyond the site will be available during that time to allow for bridge construction.

05-May-2024 - The Mossvale 600 FSR (600 Road) will be closed at 618.5km for bridge repair, Monday May 13th – Friday May 17th 2024, from 7am to 4pm daily.

30-April-2024 - Be advised the Willow-Stonebuck Forest Service Road is closed at the 236.1 km bridge, pending repair. The loadrating for bridge G1-830 has been downrated to 0 tonnes.

22-April-2024 - The Mossvale 600 FSR (600 Road) will be closed at 618.5km for bridge repair, Tuesday April 30th to Friday May 3rd 2024, from 7am to 4pm daily.

03-April-2024 - Please see the attached letter regarding the planned deactivation of the Willow- Slender Forest Service Road. Any organization or person that is interested in taking over the liabilities of the road can contact the Ministry of Forests Prince George District at Forests.PrinceGeorgeDistrictOffice@gov.bc.ca

06-March-2024Effective Friday March 8, 2024 at 10:00pm, road restrictions will be in effect on Forest Service Roads in the District of Prince Geroge, including the Robson Valley. See attached notice.

20-February-2024Attention: all Forest Service Road users. Forest Service Road (FSR) users are advised to prepare for upcoming use restrictions on FSRs’ in the Prince George Natural Resource District (including Robson Valley). Restrictions will be based primarily on weather and road conditions, and may be issued on short notice. Given current unseasonal warm weather, industrial users should consider moving hauling to night shifts as soon as possible. Restrictions may include, but are not limited to: · Restricted daily haul times. · Load reductions up to 50% of highway legal axle loading. · Restrictions based on GVWR. · Road closure. · Other as may be appropriate. Road users are reminded of their obligations under Section 10 of the Forest Service Road Use Regulations: Damage to roads 10 (1) A person must not use a forest service road or operate or cause to be operated a motor vehicle or other equipment on it in a manner that damages the forest service road. (2) If damage results to a forest service road as a result of a contravention of subsection (1), the district manager may, in addition to any other remedy available at law, order the person who committed that breach to pay to the government the reasonable costs of the repair. Please monitor the conditions of the roads you are using. Don’t wait for the ministry to issue restrictions; if the roads are deteriorating, be proactive and implement your own hauling restrictions. Responsible use of the FSRs’ now will allow an earlier return to work after spring break-up.

06-February-2024Winter snow removeal operations in effect, please see PDF documents below for more information

07-December-2023 - The Walker Forest Service Road beyond 37.5km is temporarily re-opened to public use, until March 15, 2024. Use of bridges beyond 28km is restricted to weights of 10 tonnes or less. The road is not plowed beyond 12km.

01-November-2023 - 0.25 Km Seebach FSR Slope Stabilization & Remediation Project - A slope stabilization repair has been scheduled at 0.25Km on the North Fraser-Seebach FSR. Work will commence Friday November 3rd and will be completed approximately Tuesday

November 7th. Work will be occurring from 7am to 5pm daily (may vary depending on weather). en and Heavy Equipment will be working from the North Fraser/Church/Seebach Junction to the Seebach/Bend Junction at 0.5 Km. bey all posed signs and be prepared to STOP. Road access will be maintained through the work site, so traffic delays will be minimal.

06-October-2023 - North Olsen - The north Olsen is closed for industrial traffic until further notice

02-October-2023 - Parsnip 850.5 FSR Bridge Closure Thanksgiving Weekend Oct 7-9 2023. Due to repairs on the Parsnip River Bridge Bush Side – 850.5 up FSR will be closed FSR from Oct 7 (Saturday 7 am to Monday 7pm) Access from Firth, 2000 and 830 is still open up to 850 (Parsnip Camp). Beyond 850 Closed. Signs are posted at Firth, 2000, 831 and 712 from Bear Lake.

25-September-2023 - Closure of Willow Coalmine Bridge - The re-decking project on the Willow-Coalmine FSR is taking a bit longer than originally anticipated. We expect that the bridge will need to remain closed until Wednesday September 27th.

20-September-2023 - Horsey Creek Road closure - Be advised Horsey Creek Road closed at 18.2km, account unsafe bridges.

The following maps and notificaitons are currently available for download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format: