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33-869: Highway 17 is a provincial highway in British Columbia , Canada. It comprises two separate sections connected by a ferry link . The Vancouver Island section is known as the Patricia Bay Highway and connects Victoria to the Swartz Bay ferry terminal in North Saanich . The Lower Mainland section is known as the South Fraser Perimeter Road and connects the Tsawwassen ferry terminal to Delta and Surrey , terminating at an interchange with Highway 1 in

66-670: A freeway , with two more interchanges along its length, toward its northern terminus at the Swartz Bay ferry terminal another 3 km (1.9 mi) north. At Swartz Bay, Highway 17 leaves Vancouver Island, and starts on a 44 km (24 nmi)-long ferry route through the Southern Gulf Islands and the Strait of Georgia . The ferry route between Swartz Bay and the Mainland is the oldest and most heavily used route in

99-641: A 9, followed by a two-digit number designating a "transportation district", a colon, and then a four-digit number derived from the province's Landmark Kilometre Inventory system. The following routes are within British Columbia but are considered part of the Yukon highway system. Although the Alaska Highway crosses the 60th parallel north , and thus the border with the Yukon, nine times (including six crossings between historic miles 588 and 596),

132-542: A ferry running aground. Consequently, ferries going through Active Pass have to sound their whistles upon entering and leaving the passage, and must adhere to a lower speed limit while transiting through it. After Active Pass, the Highway 17 ferry heads due northeast across the Strait of Georgia . Halfway across the Strait, the route begins transiting United States waters for just under 9 km (5 nmi). It then crosses

165-731: A new expressway, the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR), linking the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal with the Trans-Canada Highway. According to the Ministry of Transportation, the South Fraser Perimeter Road will improve the movement of goods and people across the region while also alleviating truck traffic on municipal roads. West–east travel times across the region will also be significantly reduced. The South Fraser Perimeter Road project

198-876: A new interchange at River Road. This would make the road a freeway all the way to Tannery Road. Funding will come from the Canadian government , the BC Government , the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority , and the Tsawwassen First Nation ; the total cost is expected to be just over $ 245 million. Construction started in spring 2020 and the new River Road interchange opened on December 3, 2021. The new Highway 91 Connector interchange reached completion in November 2022. On Vancouver Island, there have been numerous studies to upgrade

231-610: A system of numbered highways that travel between various cities and regions with onward connections to neighboring provinces and U.S. states . The numbering scheme, announced in March 1940, includes route numbers that reflect United States Numbered Highways that continue south of the Canada–United States border . Highway 1 is numbered in accordance with other routes on the Trans-Canada Highway system. List

264-576: Is 44 kilometres (27 mi) long. Beginning at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, it heads northeast on a 1.8-kilometre (1.1 mi) long causeway to land on the Tsawwassen Peninsula, then continues northeast for 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to an interchange with Highway 17A. It then follows the CN Railway 's Deltaport chord and 72nd Street northeast for 6.2 kilometres (3.9 mi) to an interchange with Highway 99. The road then runs through

297-584: Is also responsible for the following Crown Corporations : BC Transportation Financing Authority , BC Railway Company , BC Transit , the Transportation Investment Corporation and the BC Pavilion Corporation . The purpose of the Ministry of Transportation and Transit is to: The history of the ministry can be traced back to 1854 when three road commissioners were appointed to oversee the expenditure of

330-582: Is current as of May 2017, according to the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation. All routes are signed with the standard " BC Primary Highway Marker " shield, except where stated as " Unsigned ", signed under a street name, signed with the Trans-Canada , Yellowhead , Crowsnest , or Nisga'a route marker, or cosigned with any combination of the above, in the "Notes" column. Disestablished and renamed Canada Way after Hwy 401

363-709: The 400-Series Highways in Ontario . Highways 401 and 499 were renumbered 1 and 99 respectively in 1973. The section of Highway 37 between Terrace and Kitimat was known as Highway 25 until 1986. In recent years, many routes have been devolved to regional and/or municipal authorities and have lost their official highway status, notably the Fraser Highway in the Lower Mainland (formerly part of Highway 1A ) and West Saanich Road on Vancouver Island (formerly Highway 17A ). Also King George Highway through Surrey

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396-494: The Trans-Canada Highway ( Highway 1 ). It travels another 180 m (0.11 mi) east, where the highway turns north as Blanshard Street (a six lane divided city street) for 3 km (1.9 mi) through the city of Victoria before leaving the city at Tolmie Avenue and for another 2 km (1.2 mi) north through the district of Saanich to the Uptown Shopping Centre; Highway 17 then becomes

429-520: The 1940/1941 fiscal year and led to the installation of route markers along multiple highways. British Columbia Ministry of Transportation The ministry is responsible for the planning of transportation networks, providing transportation services and infrastructure, developing and implementing transportation policies, and administering many transportation-related acts and regulations. Its responsibilities include ports, airports, public transit, ferry services, roads and cycling networks. The ministry

462-472: The 28th Avenue overpass has been renamed to Highway 17A through Ladner . The total cost of building the SFPR was $ 1.26 billion. On March 10, 2017, an announcement was made to address congestion at Highway 17 (Delta): an extension of westbound slip lane from Tilbury Connector (80th Avenue) intersection, replacement of the traffic light-controlled Highway 91 Connector with an interchange, and construction of

495-595: The 49th parallel back into Canadian waters just before landing at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal . On the Mainland, Highway 17 is known as the South Fraser Perimeter Road (SFPR), a component of the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation 's Gateway Program . It is a four-lane highway with a mix of freeway and expressway sections. The highway has a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph) over most of its length, connecting

528-478: The B.C. Ferries system. After winding through the Gulf Islands, the route enters a small passage between Galiano and Mayne Islands, known as Active Pass . Active Pass is the midway point on the Highway 17 ferry route, but it is also the most hazardous part, as it has strong tidal currents, and has historically been the site of two maritime collisions involving BC Ferries vessels, as well as one incident of

561-599: The Burns Bog Scientific Advisory Panel to develop systems, which helped improve the existing drainage / hydrology of the bog. A 10-kilometre-long (6.2 mi) portion from 136 Street in Surrey to a junction with Highway 15 and Highway 1 was the first portion of the SFPR to be completed, opening on December 1, 2012. The remaining western segment of the road was completed on December 21, 2013. The former Mainland portion of Highway 17 north of

594-788: The Fraser Valley. The Island section of Highway 17 is known as the Patricia Bay Highway (locally abbreviated as the Pat Bay Highway) after nearby Patricia Bay , and is the main artery through the Saanich Peninsula , mostly travelling along its eastern coast. The highway is four lanes all the way from Victoria to Swartz Bay . The total length of the highway on the Island is 32 kilometres (20 mi). Highway 17 has had its present course through

627-634: The Island portion of Highway 17 to freeway standard. This seems to be edging closer with the BC Government's issuing of the Highway 17 Corridor Planning Strategy. This study envisions interchanges at Haliburton, Sayward, Keating Cross Road and/or Island View, Mt Newton Cross Road, McTavish Road (Complete April 9, 2011) and Beacon Avenue in Sidney. Construction of a flyover ramp from northbound Highway 17 to Keating Cross Road commenced in June 2023. As part of

660-539: The Pat Bay Highway and turns into a 6 km (3.7 mi)-long freeway, with three interchanges. After the third interchange at Royal Oak Drive, Highway 17 turns into a 14 km (8.7 mi) mix of divided four-lane arterial and expressway including an interchange at McTavish Road, until it reaches the town of Sidney . After exiting Sidney 3 km (1.9 mi) later, the Pat Bay once again becomes

693-495: The Pattullo Bridge replacement project, the initial plan included a new interchange to provide direct connections to and from Highway 17 to the bridge as well as an extension of Scott Road north of King George Boulevard to directly connect with Highway 17 to divert traffic from local streets in Surrey. However, the project was down-scaled as the study showed Highway 17 cannot handle increased traffic from induced demand and

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726-677: The SFPR project. Burns Bog has been listed as threatened by the International Mire Conservation Group because of the impacts of the SFPR. The Wilderness Committee and other groups have criticized the SFPR, and the Gateway Program in general, for increasing greenhouse gas emissions. In early 2011, a protest camp organized by StopThePave.org and the Council of Canadians occupied a SFPR construction site for almost two weeks. The SFPR Project worked with

759-531: The Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and Highway 99 in Delta to Highway 1 at 176th Street in Surrey, and providing access to all five of the major Fraser River crossings in Metro Vancouver . The mainland section is notable for its extensive use of noise walls, split level construction through Delta and use in some urban sections of so-called Quiet Pavement to reduce traffic noise. The South Fraser Perimeter Road

792-648: The area since 1978 when the Blanshard extension was completed. In the south, Highway 17 begins at the intersection of Belleville and Oswego streets, at the entrance to the Victoria Harbour ferry terminal, which provides a ferry connection to Port Angeles, Washington . It travels east for 600 m (0.37 mi), past the grounds of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings , to Douglas Street where it intersects

825-409: The first appropriation of £500. The ministry is organized into five different departments: The ministry looks after a large number of transportation-related assets, including: Of Note: *Includes: pedestrian/cattle/animal tunnels** Inventory currently being updated*** Count of Guardrail locations The Ministry of Transportation and Transit is responsible for the provision of inland ferry services on

858-483: The highway route number changes just once, between Lower Post, British Columbia , and Watson Lake, Yukon . The Yukon section east of here is maintained by Public Works Canada as part of the B.C. portion of Highway 97, while the B.C. section west of here is maintained by the Yukon Government as part of Yukon Highway 1. The first two freeways built in British Columbia were given 400-series numbers, much like

891-655: The mitigation measures proposed the Environmental Stewardship Branch of Environment Canada wrote that "... the changes are not sufficient to alleviate its concerns related to the impacts of the Project on Pacific Water Shrew (PWS), hydrology, aerial deposition, and ecological integrity of Burns Bog." On November 24, 2010 the Burns Bog Conservation Society launched a lawsuit intend to force the re-routing or cancellation of

924-417: The significant traffic delay would be expected on the provincial road network. Under the final proposal tendered in 2020, the only direct connection from the Pattullo Bridge would be from eastbound Pattullo Bridge to westbound, while Highway 17 and Old Yale Road intersection will be closed and grade-separated. List of British Columbia provincial highways The Canadian province of British Columbia has

957-632: The southern terminus of Highway 17 was at the present-day intersection of Highway 1 (Douglas Street) and Carey Road. In 1978, the highway was extended and aligned along Blanshard Street through Downtown Victoria to the Inner Harbour in an effort to improve traffic flow. Route 17 once followed what is now Route 17A and terminated at the Highway 99 interchange before the George Massey Tunnel . The provincial government proposed to build

990-794: The west side of Burns Bog, but avoiding the conservation area, and past the south side of the Tilbury and Sunbury industrial areas for 9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi) before it reaches the Fraser River at an interchange connecting to Highway 91 via Highway 91 Connector . It then proceeds east along the south bank of the Fraser River through North Delta and Surrey, passing under the Alex Fraser , Pattullo and Port Mann bridges, before turning southeast at Surrey Bend Regional Park to terminate at its junction with Highway 1 and Highway 15, 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Highway 91 Connector. Prior to 1978,

1023-551: Was completed. Sections of Grandview Highway were dismantled to make way for the First Ave - Hwy 1 connector. The following routes are maintained by the Ministry of Transportation as part of British Columbia's highway system, but they are Currently unnumbered. Provincially maintained roads with informal or unofficial numbers: Provincially maintained routes which are unnumbered. Route numbers are unsigned and internally referred to as "pseudo-numbers". Pseudo-numbers start with

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1056-613: Was opposed by a number of groups, citing a variety of concerns. The SFPR alignment does not go through the Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area. However, the Burns Bog Conservation Society has stated they are concerned that it will affect surrounding hydrology, and have an adverse effect on the Conservancy Area. The Burns Bog Conservation Society expressed concerns that the South Fraser Perimeter Road would endanger Burns Bog . In response to

1089-549: Was renamed by the City in 2010 to King George Boulevard. (formerly British Columbia Highway 99A ). Prior to 1940, British Columbia classified its major roads with letters. Ultimately, in 1939 or early 1940, a decision was made by the Department of Public Works (now the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure ) to replace the lettering system with the familiar number system. This transition took place during

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