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Choose the route
Select a supported highway or a specific corridor and the changes you care about.
FireRadar Highway Watch
Know when the road ahead changes.
Choose a highway once. FireRadar can keep watch for supported official road changes, severe weather and nearby wildfire activity—then get the change in front of you.
Free road-change email alertsPlus SMS alertsRoad + weather + wildfire
Configure Highway WatchHighway Watch demo
See FireRadar watch a highway, surface a major road change and deliver an SMS alert.
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AlertHighway Watch reports official closure, reopening and restriction changes from supported road authorities. It does not infer road safety, delay duration or that a road is open.
Watch → Change → Alert. The road authority stays authoritative while FireRadar keeps watch and gets the change in front of you.
Configure first
Which highway should FireRadar watch?
Choose the route, section and changes you care about. You will only be asked to create an account or activate Plus after the Watch is fully configured.
✓ Official closure, reopening and restriction changes
✓ Severe-weather corridor monitoring with Plus
✓ Nearby direct-official wildfire context with Plus
✓ Optional SMS for eligible Plus alerts
Current activation coverage: supported British Columbia routes backed by FireRadar's validated DriveBC evaluator. See coverage details.
Nothing is saved yet. A free FireRadar account is required for email alerts; FireRadar Plus is required for weather, wildfire-context and optional SMS monitoring.
How it works
Watch → Change → Alert
The transportation authority stays authoritative. FireRadar continuously keeps the official road state and separate environmental signals understandable.
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FireRadar checks
FireRadar evaluates official closure, reopening and restriction changes without treating silence as an open road.
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Get the change
Receive selected email alerts, with eligible SMS and environmental monitoring available through Plus.
Clear choices
Useful free. Stronger with Plus.
Highway Watch capabilityFreePlus
Official closure, reopening and restriction alertsEmailEmail + optional SMS
Severe-weather corridor monitoring—Included
Nearby direct-official wildfire monitoring—Included
Current conditions, cameras and public contextIncludedIncluded
Trust boundary
A watch service, not a road-safety verdict.
Highway Watch helps you notice supported changes. It does not replace the responsible transportation authority or emergency instructions.
No inferred open state. Missing events, stale data or a failed source never become an “open” claim.
Environmental context stays separate. Weather and wildfire signals never override the official road state.
Always confirm before travel. Check the current highway page and follow road-authority and emergency instructions.
Questions and answers
Highway Watch FAQ
What stays free?
Current highway conditions, cameras, weather context and wildfire context remain public. A free FireRadar account can also activate supported closure, reopening and major-restriction email alerts.
What does FireRadar Plus add?
Plus adds severe-weather corridor monitoring, nearby direct-official wildfire monitoring and optional SMS for eligible Highway Watch alerts, alongside the rest of FireRadar Plus.
Does Highway Watch decide whether a road is safe?
No. Official road authorities remain authoritative. FireRadar never infers an open or safe road from missing data, predicts delay duration, or lets environmental context override the official road state.
Where can I activate Highway Watch today?
Activation currently covers supported British Columbia routes backed by FireRadar's validated DriveBC evaluator. Highway information across Canada remains free while additional Watch evaluators are validated jurisdiction by jurisdiction.