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British Columbia Dawson Road Maintenance

Dawson Road Maintenance is committed to staying in touch with the people and organizations who live in our communities and depend on our roads for personal and professional reasons. We want to share with everyone news about important news, weather events, maintenance and other kinds of disruptions that have the potential to impact on our ability to travel.

As well, we will share information here about ways you can travel safer, including Shift Into Winter and Cone Zone messages designed to protect all who are on the roads including work crews. Stay in touch with this page for regular updates from our operational staff about events and sign up below to receive updates by email subscription service.

ProntoForms is simplifying work on the road

The timeless cliché that says, “you cannot teach an old foreman new tricks,” simply does not apply to Dawson Road Maintenance (DRM). For the first several decades of road maintenance operations in B.C., everything was done with pencil and paper. Technology took an astoun

Local mechanic volunteers time to keep Lillooet firetrucks in check

Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear coveralls. In order for the Lillooet Fire Department (LFD) trucks to be ready to go whenever the call of duty comes in, they need to be kept in tip-top shape for the safety of everyone involved. That’s where Dan Storkan comes in. Sto

Abundance of avalanches quickly cleared

Over the holiday break and into the New Year, sections of the Interior B.C. got pounded with snow. While the ski hills rejoiced, the hard-working folks at Dawson Road Maintenance prepared for avalanche season. Blaine Turner was flying in a helicopter with a few avalanche tech

Smithers crew helps families with Christmas Hamper

Christmas and the holidays can be stressful on families, especially ones that need a little help. That’s why this year, Dawson Road Maintenance (DRM) in Smithers decided to step up and allow a few more families to enjoy the holidays a little more. “I actually had this ide

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