DriveBC is the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure's traveller information system. By providing timely road condition and incident information for the provincial highway system, motorists can decide when to travel and what route to take. This information is updated at regular intervals and as highway conditions change. Traveller information is provided only for provincially-managed transportation routes in British Columbia. Federal, municipal, forest service and industrial resource roads are not considered part of the provincial highway system, and therefore are not reported on through DriveBC.
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DriveBC is a flexible, easy to use system allowing travellers to quickly access road condition and incident information on routes along the provincial highway network. DriveBC offers three ways for travellers to access this information: Map View, Event List, and via our toll-free phone service.
DriveBC's Welcome page depicts a map of the province. Simply click on the map to zoom in to the corresponding area of the province, or select the Map View tab. When viewing the provincial highway routes in Map View, click on the positive magnifying icon, double-click on the map, or scroll your mouse track wheel to zoom in on any area of the province. You can also zoom directly to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Districts with the "Zoom To" dropdown in the upper left corner of the map window. Pan in any direction by clicking and dragging the screen. Click the negative magnifying icon or scroll your mouse track wheel to zoom out again.
To view the information provided on the map, simply click on an icon to display details about the nature and location of that incident or road condition. The map automatically shows Road Condition, Incident, Current and Future Planned Event icons. To view Web Camera, Inland Ferry, Weather Forecast and Dynamic Message Sign icons or the Show Route function, click the appropriate box in the Legend drop-down menu found at the top right of the map.
Not interested in a certain type(s) of information? Then uncheck the appropriate box on the map Legend drop-down menu.
If multiple icons appear on top of one another, zoom in to separate the images. An icon with a plus symbol
indicates there are multiples in that area. Zoom in to separate the icons, or click on the icon to display a window that will provide further information for all the related items.
Current Events refer to all events that are currently 'active' along the provincial highway network. Types of current events include:
icon on the map. Click on the icon to provide details of the present condition of the road (for example flooding, slippery sections, compact snow, etc.).
icon on the map. Click on the icon to provide details on incidents affecting traffic at that location (e.g. vehicle stall, hydro lines down, collision etc). 
icon on the map. Click on the icon to provide details of all planned events that are presently in progress (e.g. maintenance or construction work, special events, etc). 
Major Road Conditions 
Major Incidents
Major Current Planned Events
icon on the map. Click on the icon to provide details of events scheduled to occur at a specific future time and location on the provincial highway network, such as maintenance or construction work, special events, etc. 
icon, are used to indicate exceptional or significant upcoming planned events. Cameras: indicated by the
icon on the map. Click on the icon to provide a photo of the stretch of highway where the camera is located. These photos are refreshed regularly.
The number and locations of cameras continues to expand throughout the province. As new cameras are installed and activated, they are added to the map.
The camera icon points in the direction that the camera is oriented. If there are multiple viewpoints in the same location (denoted by a black and white plus symbol in the upper right corner) the icon defaults to west-facing orientation.
Click the Webcam List tab for a listing of highway cameras by region.
Inland ferries: indicated by the icon on the map. Click on the
icon to provide a link to the schedule and service information for the ferry route in that location.
Environment Canada Weather Forecasts: indicated by the
icon on the map. Click on the icon
to provide the Environment Canada Weather Forecast for the given location on the map.
Environment Canada Weather Warnings: indicated by the
icon for the forecast
location, also a yellow banner will display the warning along with the forecast.
Environment Canada High Elevation Forecasts: indicated by the 
icon in the middle of the route, provides weather and
precipitation predictions for "Today" and "Tonight" for highway routes (example: Okanagan Connector - Merritt to Kelowna).
Ministry of Transportation Weather Stations: indicated by the 
icon on the map.
Click on the icon to receive the Current Weather reported by the Ministry of Transportation weather station.
Dynamic Message Signs are the changeable electronic signs on highway routes, which indicate conditions and wait times.
The 
icon on the map indicates the approximate location
of a Dynamic Message Sign on a highway. Click on the icon to read the message as it is currently displayed.
To see the traffic flow in metro Vancouver, select the Metro-Van. Traffic flow icon from the legend:
. This will display the Metro Vancouver region with the traffic flow information. The following colour-code legend to explain the traffic flow data will appear within the DriveBC legend.
Please note traffic data for major highways are indicated on the map with thick colour-coded lines and traffic data for arterial and municipal road networks (MRNs) are indicated with thinner colour-coded lines.
Rest areas are locations along the provincial highway network where you can take a short break, use
facilities and take in scenic views. The 
icons
on the map indicate their approximate locations. Click on the icon to display information on the facilities
available and for Google Street View™ visuals (where available) of the site.
"Plan Your Route" displays the shortest distance route (as determined by Google) between entered "starting" and "destination" locations including associated DriveBC event and travel information.
Step-by step directions are provided below. Within these directions, web cam images from DriveBC and highway Dynamic Message Signs are also provided. Functionality to print the step-by-step directions is provided via the "Print" button.
Enter the start and destination addresses:
If you see the 
clickable icons at the end of the start and destination input fields, your browser is geo-enabled and you can click on either of these to define your current location as the point.
Use the 
swap icon to reverse the endpoints.
Click the 'Find Route' button when ready. You may possibly be prompted with a list of options for the start and/or end locations when alternatives are found. Change the default selection if necessary then click on 'Continue'.
When a mainland border crossing is detected, a sorted list of crossings is displayed for you to select from.
Tips:
"Plan Your Route" displays the shortest driving distance, as provided by Google, and may include roads that DriveBC does not report on. The identified route does not account for DriveBC closures or delays, and will not provide alternate routes to avoid delays. This feature is for information purposes only.
The Events List displays road condition and incident information in a list that is printer-friendly. The following information is provided:
| Severity | Major or Normal (Major event text displayed in red) |
| Route | Name of Highway |
| Description | A detailed description of the cause of the event, from and to locations, time, date, and expected delays |
| Last Updated | Time of most recent update |
The Events List can be customized using check boxes to select the Event Type(s) you wish to see, and then filtered by Area, by Route and by Inland Ferry to further narrow the results.
The Events List can also be "Bookmarked" to enable the user to quickly return to their preferred settings. Once you have set your desired filters, bookmark the page. You can create multiple bookmarks for multiple filter conditions.
NOTE: The Events List automatically sorts events by severity, then lists them in order of "last updated". Click on the arrow beside each column heading to present the following options for changing the sequence or contents of the Events List:
Click on the plus sign beside each event to provide detailed information for the event, as well as an option to "View on map".
icon for help or definitions while registering your email address.
Drivers are reminded to adjust their speed and driving actions to the conditions.
Drive smart! Drive safe! DriveBC!
Icons denoting the various map features are developed by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
Other tab icons are provided by Silk.
