The first web cameras on the Sunshine Coast are now live on the Province's DriveBC website, providing real-time coverage of highway conditions in the area and helping motorists plan a safe journey.
The Province is adding 30 new web cameras to its DriveBC network this year. Priority for new web cameras is given to routes prone to extreme weather or traffic congestion, and for sites where there is not already a nearby webcam.
Travellers on the Sunshine Coast will now have access to current travel and weather conditions with the click of a button. This will bring the total number of web images available on DriveBC to over 200 by the end of the year.
The web cameras are located at:
Highway 101 at Loubert Road near Powell River:
http://prd.images.drivebc.ca/bchighwaycam/pub/html/www/245.html
Highway 101 at Egmont Road in Earls Cove:
http://prd.images.drivebc.ca/bchighwaycam/pub/html/www/244.html
Highway 101 at Brooks Road in Secret Cove:
http://prd.images.drivebc.ca/bchighwaycam/pub/html/www/243.html
DriveBC is the Province of B.C.'s most popular website. It provides timely road condition updates, travel advisories, road closure information for provincial highways, weather information and other important links to the travelling public, to help ensure easier, safer trips.
"These new web cameras will help travellers in Powell River and on the Sunshine
Coast plan a safe and enjoyable trip and are just one of the many tools available on the DriveBC website," said Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Blair Lekstrom. "Real-time highway conditions, traffic, weather information and seasonal safety tips provide everything you need to know before you go."
The Province launched the DriveBC website in 2005. DriveBC received an average of 2.9 million visits per month in 2010.
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