FireRadar Highways · official status + environmental context

Highway 16 — Prince George to Smithers · Alberta border → Prince George

DriveBC status and wildfire context across a major northern British Columbia access corridor.

Official road report
INCIDENTS REPORTED

DriveBC · CURRENT

9 active matching DriveBC records are listed. None provides a route-wide open or closed statement; review the incidents before travel.

Active incidents
9
Retrieved
Aug 20, 2026, 6:49 a.m. UTC

Active incidents & restrictions

CONSTRUCTION · MINOR
CONSTRUCTION

Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway), eastbound. Utility work between Kingston St and River Rd (Prince George). Until Thu Aug 20 at 6:00 PM PDT. Right lane closed. Watch for traffic control. Last updated Wed Aug 19 at 4:38 PM PDT. (DBC-94016)

Official update: Aug 19, 2026, 11:38 p.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR
CONSTRUCTION

Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway), in both directions. Utility work between Lamming Pit Rd and Dyke Rd for 2.7 km (3 to 6 km west of McBride). Until Fri Aug 28 at 4:00 PM PDT. Lane Closure. Watch for traffic control. Last updated Mon Aug 10 at 2:17 PM PDT. (DBC-93917)

Official update: Aug 19, 2026, 3:00 p.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR
CONSTRUCTION

Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway), in both directions. Utility work between McBride East Access and Little Falls Pit Rd for 9.2 km (10 to 1 km east of McBride). Until Fri Aug 28 at 4:00 PM PDT. Lane Closure. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Last updated Tue Aug 11 at 11:28 AM PDT. (DBC-93937)

Official update: Aug 19, 2026, 3:00 p.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR
CONSTRUCTION

Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway), westbound. Bridge maintenance between Lamco Rd and Goat River East Pit Rd for 2.7 km (27 to 29 km west of McBride). Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Last updated Tue Aug 18 at 8:07 AM PDT. (DBC-93986)

Official update: Aug 18, 2026, 3:07 p.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR
CONSTRUCTION

Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway), eastbound. Utility work between Guay Rd and Pickering Rd for 1.1 km (Prince George). Until Fri Aug 21 at 4:00 PM PDT. Right lane closed. Last updated Mon Aug 10 at 9:41 AM PDT. (DBC-93912)

Official update: Aug 17, 2026, 3:00 p.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR
CONSTRUCTION

Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway), in both directions. Utility work planned between Holmes River Bridge and Small River Rd and Rest Area for 31.9 km (15 km west of Tete Jaune to 14 km east of McBride). Starting Mon Aug 24 at 8:00 AM PDT until Mon Sep 28 at 4:00 PM PDT. Lane Closure. Single lane alternating traffic will be in effect. Watch for traffic control personnel. Last updated Mon Aug 10 at 2:02 PM PDT. (DBC-93916)

Official update: Aug 10, 2026, 9:02 p.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR
CONSTRUCTION

Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway). Bridge construction between Penny Access Rd and Dome Creek Camp (51 km east of Purden Lake). Until Fri Oct 2 at 6:00 PM PDT. Single lane alternating traffic. Expect delays. Max vehicle width 4.4m. Max load width 6.1 m. Min load ground clearance 0.5 m. Last updated Fri Jul 24 at 2:07 PM PDT. (DBC-92893)

Official update: Jul 27, 2026, 3:00 p.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR
CONSTRUCTION

Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway), westbound. Maintenance between Red Pass Pit Rd and Hargreaves Rd for 17.3 km (3 km west of Moose Lake to 16 km east of Tete Jaune). Until Sat Aug 22 at 5:00 PM PDT. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Last updated Mon Jul 20 at 11:21 AM PDT. (DBC-93702)

Official update: Jul 22, 2026, 3:00 p.m. UTC
CONSTRUCTION · MINOR
CONSTRUCTION

Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway), westbound. Maintenance between Hargreaves Rd and Rearguard Falls Access for 12.1 km (4 to 16 km east of Tete Jaune). Until Tue Sep 15 at 7:00 PM PDT. Lane Closure. Shoulder closed. Watch for traffic control. Last updated Thu Jun 18 at 7:01 AM PDT. (DBC-92807)

Official update: Jun 30, 2026, 2:00 p.m. UTC
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Official restriction context

Fire restrictions along Highway 16 — Prince George to Smithers · Alberta border → Prince George

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Wildfire impact

Current corridor assessment

Below, FireRadar publishes a conservative current corridor assessment using direct-official wildfire information and available Environment Canada weather context. It is not a fire-spread forecast or travel-safety score.

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Weather warnings and wildfire impact

Environment Canada weather and FireRadar's current wildfire corridor assessment are shown separately from the transportation authority's official road state. Neither is a statement that travel is safe.

Environment Canada

Corridor weather

Current
Alerts
0
Temperature
Wind
Humidity

No Environment Canada weather alert geometry currently matches the corridor bounding area. This is not a guarantee of benign road conditions.

Nearest available weather point: Dome Creek · 50 km from the corridor anchor · observation Aug 20, 2026, 6:05 a.m. UTC
Tonight
Clear. Low 8.
Thursday
Sunny. High 25. UV index 6 or high.
Thursday night
Clear. Low 9.
Friday
Sunny. High 27.
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Current wildfire corridor risk

HIGH · 50
Within 5 km
1
Within 25 km
2
Out of control
0
Confidence
HIGH

Nearest direct-official active wildfire is 3.6 km from the configured corridor spine.

Nearest official active fire: G31495 · 3.6 km · Being held

Current heuristic only. FireRadar does not predict future fire spread in this stage and deliberately caps point-based assessments below Critical. Official road travelability remains separate.

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