--- title: "Highway 16 east road conditions and closures | PG Pulse" description: "Highway 16 east from Prince George to McBride, Tête Jaune Cache and Jasper: closures, accidents, roadwork and highway cameras, live from DriveBC." url: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-east/ markdown: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-east.md site: PG Pulse (https://princegeorgepulse.ca), The pulse of Prince George, British Columbia generated: 2026-10-23T02:22:31.935Z --- # Highway 16 east road conditions and closures Yellowhead Highway, from Prince George to McBride, Tête Jaune Cache and Jasper: closures, incidents and roadwork from DriveBC, with highway cameras and road weather along the way. Updated 8 min ago DriveBC reports no closures on Highway 16 east right now. Also in effect: 2 roadwork. Conditions change fast. DriveBC is the official source: [drivebc.ca](https://www.drivebc.ca/), or [1-800-550-4997](tel:+18005504997). [Events](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-east/#events) [Cameras](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-east/#cameras) [Road weather](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-east/#road-weather) [Mountain passes](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-east/#passes) ## DriveBC events on Highway 16 east ### Roadwork and maintenance (2) - Roadwork Bridge maintenance from Goat River East Pit Road to Lamco Road Westbound · 156 km from Prince George · updated Sep 23, 1:32 p.m. **DriveBC details** Bridge maintenance from Goat River East Pit Road to At Lamco Road. Starting Wed Sep 23. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Expect minor delays. Use caution when passing crew and equipment on highway. - Roadwork Utility work from McBride Highway 16 E, at Small River Road and Rest Area and 47km Southeast of McBride to Holmes River Bridge 210 km from Prince George · updated Sep 23, 3:42 p.m. **DriveBC details** Utility work from McBride Highway 16 E, At Small River Road and Rest Area and 47km Southeast of McBride to At Holmes River Bridge. Starting Wed Sep 23 until Fri Oct 23. Lane blocked. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. [DriveBC map](https://www.drivebc.ca/) [DriveBC delays](https://www.drivebc.ca/delays) [DriveBC advisories](https://www.drivebc.ca/advisories) [City street closures](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/road-closures/) Source: [DriveBC road events (BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit)](https://www.drivebc.ca/). [Report a data problem](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/feedback/?kind=correction&page=%2Fhighways%2F16-east%2F&subject=Data+problem%3A+DriveBC+road+events+%28BC+Ministry+of+Transportation+and+Transit%29) ## Highway 16 east cameras Camera list updated 4 min ago Nearest to Prince George first. Images are DriveBC’s, refreshed every few minutes; tap one for the full view and replay. - [![DriveBC camera: Highway 16 about 54 km east of Prince George near Purden Lake, looking west.](https://www.drivebc.ca/images/217.jpg?t=1792721893)](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/217) Bowron River 49 km from Prince George - [![DriveBC camera: Highway 16 about 0.4 km east of the Slim Creek Rest Area, looking east.](https://www.drivebc.ca/images/967.jpg?t=1792721893)](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/967) Slim Creek 108 km from Prince George [Looking E](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/967) [Looking W](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/968) - [![DriveBC camera: Highway 16 about 50 km west of McBride at Loos Road, looking west.](https://www.drivebc.ca/images/216.jpg?t=1792721893)](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/216) Crescent Spur 141 km from Prince George - [![DriveBC camera: Highway 16 at West Twin Creek, looking east.](https://www.drivebc.ca/images/865.jpg?t=1792721893)](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/865) West Twin 157 km from Prince George [Looking E](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/865) [Looking W](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/864) - [![DriveBC camera: Highway 16 at Dunster Station Road, about 30 km east of McBride, looking east.](https://www.drivebc.ca/images/339.jpg?t=1792721893)](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/339) Dunster Station Road 211 km from Prince George - [![DriveBC camera: Highway 16 at Highway 5 junction, looking east.](https://www.drivebc.ca/images/483.jpg?t=1792721893)](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/483) Tete Jaune Cache 244 km from Prince George · image delayed - [![DriveBC camera: Highway 16 about 27 km east of Tete-Jaune Junction and 40 km west of BC-Alberta border, looking east.](https://www.drivebc.ca/images/141.jpg?t=1792721893)](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/141) Red Pass 264 km from Prince George · image delayed - [![DriveBC camera: Highway 16 about 1 km west of the BC-Alberta border and about 27 km to Jasper in Alberta, looking west.](https://www.drivebc.ca/images/560.jpg?t=1792721893)](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras/560) BC-Alberta Border 306 km from Prince George Source: [DriveBC highway cameras (BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit)](https://www.drivebc.ca/cameras). ## Mountain pass forecast - ### Tête Jaune Cache to the Alberta Border Yellowhead Highway · issued Oct 22, 4:00 p.m. - **Tonight**: Periods of rain changing to periods of snow this evening. Snow level 1500 metres lowering to valley bottom after midnight. Local snowfall amount 2 cm. - **Friday**: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries early in the morning. Clearing late in the morning. - **Friday night**: A few clouds. Increasing cloudiness near midnight. Wind up to 15 km/h. Source: [Environment and Climate Change Canada high elevation forecasts, via DriveBC](https://www.drivebc.ca/). ## Road weather stations Readings from the Ministry of Transportation and Transit’s stations beside the highway, nearest to Prince George first. | Station | Air | Road | Pavement | Reading | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Slim Creek North side of Hwy 16, 400 m east of Slim Creek Rest Area | 4 °C | 5 °C | Wet | Oct 22, 5:00 p.m. | | West Twin Creek South side of Hwy 16, 500 m East of West Twin Creek Bridge | 2 °C | 4 °C | Wet | Oct 22, 5:00 p.m. | | Robson Roadside N side of Hwy 16 in Red Pass, East of the Overlander Rest Area | 2 °C | 4 °C | Wet | Oct 22, 5:00 p.m. | | Yellowhead N side of Hwy 16, 1 km W of Alberta Border. | 5 °C | 5 °C | Wet | Oct 22, 5:00 p.m. | Source: [DriveBC road weather stations (BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit)](https://www.drivebc.ca/). ## Before you drive **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) ### Other highways out of Prince George - [Highway 16 west to Vanderhoof, Burns Lake, Smithers, Terrace and Prince Rupert](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-west/) - [Highway 97 north to Mackenzie junction, Pine Pass, Chetwynd and Dawson Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/97-north/) - [Highway 97 south to Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House and Cache Creek](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/97-south/) Distances are straight-line from the centre of Prince George. Events, cameras and road weather are DriveBC’s own data, refreshed every 10 to 15 minutes; we add nothing to them. ## More in Getting around [See all in Getting around](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/browse/#getting-around) - [Getting around Bus, airport, trains, roads](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/getting-around/) - [Next bus Live arrivals](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/tools/next-bus/) - [Road closures City streets closed now and soon](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/road-closures/) - [Snow day and closures School closures, bus cancellations, plow priorities](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/snow-day/) - [Gas prices City averages, stations, propane](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/fuel/) - [Maps Parks, trails, dog parks, EV](https://princegeorgepulse.ca/maps/) ## Data Machine-readable data behind this page, from the free PG Pulse API (https://princegeorgepulse.ca/developers/). ### Events, cameras, road weather and passes Source: [DriveBC road events, highway cameras and road weather stations (BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit); high elevation forecasts by Environment and Climate Change Canada](https://www.drivebc.ca/). 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 2026-10-23T02:14:31.711Z. JSON: https://princegeorgepulse.ca/api/v1/highways/16-east - **id**: 16-east - **name**: Highway 16 east - **highway**: 16 - **alias**: Yellowhead Highway - **to**: McBride, Tête Jaune Cache and Jasper - **bbox**: -122.75,52.75,-118.4,54 - **page**: #### counts - **closures**: 0 - **major**: 0 - **incidents**: 0 - **construction**: 2 - **conditions**: 0 - **upcoming**: 0 - **total**: 2 #### events | id | kind | type | subtypes | severity | headline | summary | description | closed | updated | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | drivebc.ca/RIDE-102709 | construction | CONSTRUCTION | ROAD_MAINTENANCE | MINOR | CONSTRUCTION | Bridge maintenance from Goat River East Pit Road to Lamco Road | Bridge maintenance from Goat River East Pit Road to At Lamco Road. Starting Wed Sep 23. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Expect mino… | false | 2026-09-23T13:32:02-07:00 | | drivebc.ca/RIDE-102723 | construction | CONSTRUCTION | ROAD_MAINTENANCE | MINOR | CONSTRUCTION | Utility work from McBride Highway 16 E, at Small River Road and Rest Area and 47km Southeast of McBride to Holmes River Bridge | Utility work from McBride Highway 16 E, At Small River Road and Rest Area and 47km Southeast of McBride to At Holmes River Bridge. Starting Wed Sep 23 until Fr… | false | 2026-09-23T15:42:15-07:00 | _Nested fields (roads) are in the JSON version._ #### cameras | group | name | km | lat | lng | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 217 | Bowron River | 49 | 53.899722 | -122.004444 | | 967 | Slim Creek | 108 | 53.72531 | -121.13636 | | 216 | Crescent Spur | 141 | 53.537706 | -120.707692 | | 864 | West Twin | 157 | 53.43988 | -120.50709 | | 339 | Dunster Station Road | 211 | 53.151756 | -119.824508 | | 483 | Tete Jaune Cache | 244 | 52.975817 | -119.422097 | | 141 | Red Pass | 264 | 53.007438 | -119.0592968 | | 560 | BC-Alberta Border | 306 | 52.884958 | -118.463183 | _Nested fields (views) are in the JSON version._ #### roadWeather | id | name | location | lat | lng | elevationM | airC | roadC | pavement | snowCm | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 478820 | Slim Creek | North side of Hwy 16, 400 m east of Slim Creek Rest Area | 53.72531 | -121.13636 | 726 | 4 | 5 | Wet | 0 | | 478817 | West Twin Creek | South side of Hwy 16, 500 m East of West Twin Creek Bridge | 53.439824 | -120.507126 | 895 | 2 | 4 | Wet | 0 | | 478832 | Robson Roadside | N side of Hwy 16 in Red Pass, East of the Overlander Rest Area | 53.03303 | -119.2003 | 944 | 2 | 4 | Wet | 0 | | 478874 | Yellowhead | N side of Hwy 16, 1 km W of Alberta Border. | 52.88428 | -118.46087 | 1145 | 5 | 5 | Wet | 0 | #### passes | code | name | highway | stretch | lat | lng | issuedAt | km | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | s0000867 | Yellowhead Highway - Tête Jaune Cache to the Alberta Border | Yellowhead Highway | Tête Jaune Cache to the Alberta Border | 52.85 | -118.58 | 2026-10-22T16:00:00-07:00 | 301 | _Nested fields (periods) are in the JSON version._ --- Markdown version of https://princegeorgepulse.ca/highways/16-east/. 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