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Transportation Ministry posts photos of gigantic boulders on BC roads

I stumbled upon the Ministry of Transportation's Instagram account last night and figured I'd share.

I stumbled upon the Ministry of Transportation's Instagram account last night and figured I'd share. As you'd expect they post tips on driving safe and photos of infrastructure projects, but what you wouldn't expect is that they post all types of shots that might otherwise be in local newspapers... but aren't quite interesting enough to pay a photographer to go out and shoot. These are mostly photos of boulders in the middle of the road, and it's fascinating to get a glimpse into what the crews see as they arrive to clean up naturally occurring messes on our roads. Check out 7 of them below then follow instagram.com/ministryoftranbc.

Excavators in the mist - Excavator beginning work to clear 7 Mile Dam road this morning, after yesterday's rockfall.

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Crews are working on Highway 3A to get this rock out of the way. Check DriveBC.ca for updates.

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Couple of big rocks on #BCHwy22A south of #TrailBC. Geotech assessment ongoing

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Shot of the slides which closed Road 40 yesterday. Road is now open between #Lillooet and Goldbridge.

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#ThrowbackThursday to November, 2010. Mess and cleanup of the Cannary Road slide, all in 24hrs. #tbt

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