BC Ferries has provided further details about its plans to make reservations mandatory on the Horseshoe Bay-to-Departure Bay ferry.

The ferry corporation previously announced that travellers taking their vehicles from West Vancouver to Nanaimo will be required to make a reservation starting in the fall due to construction at Horseshoe Bay terminal.

In a press release, BC Ferries said that all customers who take their vehicle, including motorcycles, on ferries on the Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay route "will be required to book and pay in advance, before arriving at the terminal."

Mandatory bookings only apply to the West Van to Nanaimo route, and not vice-versa, and the intention is to "keep customers moving and maintain safety through the multi-year construction program at the terminal,

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