--- title: "Highway 16 and 97 road conditions near Prince George" description: "Highway conditions out of Prince George: closures, incidents, roadwork and cameras on Highway 16 west, Highway 16 east, Highway 97 north and Highway 97…" url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-23T01:39:31.681Z --- # Highway 16 and 97 road conditions near Prince George Closures, incidents, roadwork and cameras on the highways out of Prince George, live from DriveBC. Updated 1 min ago ## Closures and major events DriveBC reports no closures or major events on these highways right now. ## Highways out of Prince George - ![DriveBC camera: Highway 16 at Vance Road in Prince George, looking westbound.](https://www.drivebc.ca/images/99.jpg?t=1792719492) ### [Highway 16 west](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-west/) Yellowhead Highway, to Vanderhoof, Burns Lake, Smithers, Terrace and Prince Rupert 12 roadwork 2 planned events not started yet 29 camera sites [Conditions and cameras on Highway 16 west](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-west/) - ![DriveBC camera: Highway 16 about 54 km east of Prince George near Purden Lake, looking west.](https://www.drivebc.ca/images/217.jpg?t=1792719492) ### [Highway 16 east](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-east/) Yellowhead Highway, to McBride, Tête Jaune Cache and Jasper 2 roadwork 8 camera sites [Conditions and cameras on Highway 16 east](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-east/) - ![DriveBC camera: Highway 97 at Salmon Valley Road north of Prince George, looking east.](https://www.drivebc.ca/images/940.jpg?t=1792719492) ### [Highway 97 north](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/97-north/) John Hart Highway, to Mackenzie junction, Pine Pass, Chetwynd and Dawson Creek 3 roadwork 1 planned event not started yet 10 camera sites [Conditions and cameras on Highway 97 north](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/97-north/) - ![DriveBC camera: Highway 97 at Highway 16 junction in Prince George, looking eastbound on Highway 16.](https://www.drivebc.ca/images/957.jpg?t=1792719492) ### [Highway 97 south](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/97-south/) Cariboo Highway, to Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House and Cache Creek 8 roadwork 10 camera sites [Conditions and cameras on Highway 97 south](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/97-south/) ## More **Winter tires:** Signed highways need winter tires or chains on board October 1 to April 30; some highways outside mountain passes or high-snowfall areas end March 31. [Province of BC](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/driving-and-cycling/traveller-information/seasonal/winter-driving) DriveBC is the official source for BC highways: [drivebc.ca](https://www.drivebc.ca/), or [1-800-550-4997](tel:+18005504997). [Roads near Prince George](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/getting-around/#roads) [City street closures](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/road-closures/) Source: [DriveBC road events (BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit)](https://www.drivebc.ca/). 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Licence: Open Government Licence – British Columbia (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/data/policy-standards/data-policies/open-data/open-government-licence-bc); forecasts: Environment and Climate Change Canada Data Servers End-use Licence (https://eccc-msc.github.io/open-data/licence/readme_en/). Updated 2026-10-23T01:38:31.738Z. JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/highways | id | name | highway | alias | to | bbox | page | fetchedAt | stale | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 16-west | Highway 16 west | 16 | Yellowhead Highway | Vanderhoof, Burns Lake, Smithers, Terrace and Prince Rupert | -130.7,53.7,-122.75,55.4 | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-west/ | 2026-10-23T01:38:31.738Z | false | | 16-east | Highway 16 east | 16 | Yellowhead Highway | McBride, Tête Jaune Cache and Jasper | -122.75,52.75,-118.4,54 | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-east/ | 2026-10-23T01:38:31.738Z | false | | 97-north | Highway 97 north | 97 | John Hart Highway | the Mackenzie junction, Pine Pass, Chetwynd and Dawson Creek | -123.3,53.92,-120.15,55.9 | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/97-north/ | 2026-10-23T01:38:31.738Z | false | | 97-south | Highway 97 south | 97 | Cariboo Highway | Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House and Cache Creek | -123,50.7,-121,53.92 | https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/97-south/ | 2026-10-23T01:38:31.738Z | false | _Nested fields (counts) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/. Guide for AI agents: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/llms.txt. Free API: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/