Q&A - Freeway Crossovers

Question: I'm curious about freeway crossovers, those paved sections that connect the separated highways. These sections all have do not enter signs on each side. What type of vehicle or driver is permitted to enter these sections of the highway?

I looked at the BC Motor Vehicle Act and Regulations and I couldn't find exceptions. The do not enter signs that I looked at on Highway 99 and Highway 1 do not have exceptions either.

Exemptions for Freeway Crossovers

You have to look at the exemptions to Part 3 of the Motor Vehicle Act. Part 3 is essentially where the rules of the road that we all have to follow are set.

Highway Maintenance Vehicles

Application

120 Unless the context otherwise requires,

(b) the provisions of this Part do not apply to persons, vehicles and other equipment while actually engaged in highway or public utility, construction or maintenance work on, under or over the surface of a highway while at the site of the work, but do apply to them when travelling to or from that site, and

Emergency Vehicles

Exemption for emergency vehicles

122 (1) Despite anything in this Part, but subject to subsections (2) and (4), a driver of an emergency vehicle may do the following:

(c) disregard rules and traffic control devices governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions;

Freeway Crossovers are Dangerous

Freeway crossovers are dangerous to use as there are no acceleration or deceleration lanes available. Very low speed traffic (the vehicle turning) is at odds with very high speed traffic (vehicles in the "fast" lane) either by trying to join them or by crossing over their path.

The sign shown above is found on the left side just prior to freeway crossovers. The tab underneath is not necessary for the exemption to be in effect.

Freeway crossovers are marked with standard Do Not Enter signs and may or may not share the same explanatory tab.

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