Local truckers drove from Surrey to Vancouver on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, to bring attention to what they're calling unsafe conditions along B.C's highways this winter season. protesting hazardous road conditions on the province's highways. Driver Jasmeet Dhaliwal says the road conditions this winter are the worst he's experienced in his six years of work. 's Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said in a statement the vast majority of road maintenance contractors have been meeting the ministry's standards. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming said in the statement government staff have reached out to the West Coast Trucking Association to hear their concerns first-hand.
Source: CBC News January 23, 2022 09:56 UTC