The new highway to the Arctic Ocean
Until recently, Canada didn’t have a road link to the Arctic Ocean. But last year, the all-weather Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway opened, which meant that finally the country was connected “from sea to sea to sea”. I set out to drive it, but it didn’t quite go how I planned.
Edited by Michelle Martin https://www.youtube.com/@OnTheCrux
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@TomScottGo
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
I wanted this video to be so much more, but my plans and script had to change quickly — and eventually my flight to Tuktoyaktuk was delayed due to weather, so I only had about two hours there. I hope I've managed to at least capture a postcard of the town!
@loafofbred0918
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
Hey Tom I just wanted to say thanks for this video because it helped me a bunch today with my geography exam, just one problem. I checked the description, and only just realized, I misspelled Tuktoyaktuk.
@Arctic.Sirius
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
Oh hey my grandparents helped do maintenance on that highway back with their company North Star Construction. If Tom ever wants, he can interview my grandma about it. Papa sadly passed away in 2014 but grandma is still kicking.
@luminousherbs
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
🗣️FROM THE SEA
🗣️TO THE SEA
🗣️TO THE SEA
🗣️TO THE SEA
@KimilAdrayne
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
Been up to Tuk many times for work over the years. Always flew, never drove from Inuvik.
@marvinthemaniac7698
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
I would totally live in Tuktoyaktuk!
@jordapen
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
Sea level rise is linear. Quit the fear mongering.
@zapfanzapfan
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
"21 year ago…", humor is universal 🙂
@PrincessZoey
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
I love the Inuit lady. The accent up there is amazing as well.
@TimPeterson
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
what do the white panels on the town's welcome sign cover up?
@jannepeltonen2036
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
Wonder if the road means the town will thrive – or die. Roads are precarious things.
@johnransom1146
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
The Inuit will adjust. They have for millennia
@AnarchoCatBoyEthan
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
what a cool lady.
@David-qi1ys
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
"I came here to show you the road that goes all the way North. There are other ones, but they are not accessible year round due to weather. Unfortunately, this road is unusable now due to weather." Canada, the land where the only year round feature is disappointment.
@romanwolfli6273
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
I've driven all the way from Calgary to Tuktoyaktuk, and my God is this a big country!
@haydnmalyon7690
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
There's something funny about an "all weather highway" being closed due to being wet.
@3girlrhumba
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
Metallica and Hole played in Tuktoyaktuk in 1995! It was for a contest held by a beer company.
@DipanDas
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
I have been there before the road was constructed, now I have to go back on to drive all the way to Tuk, that's what they call it in short.
@Jellyfish146
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
I met some kids from Tuktoyaktuk once at Encounters With Canada, they were very friendly
@fuiehfjfcnsl
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
Ein Kommentar
@CinemaDemocratica
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
"We never did feel isolated because we're *from* here."
@PrettzL
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
How's the sea level rise going up there now? lmfao
@QuackersCo
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
1:24 I love Eileen, that put a smile on my face.
@iniquity123
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
"Climate change" :- Good for some and bad for others.
A bit like evolution 🤔.
@thefirehawk552
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
was up there 2 years ago. done the plunge in the artic ocean. cool to see you at a place I was in. keep coming to Canada!
@AndyFyon
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
A special place.
@jamespaddock736
May 7, 2026 at 5:55 am
This is so cool, my grandparents work with the Northern grocery stores so they used to be up north a lot. They’re retired now but they sent us pictures from Inuvik and Tuktoyuktuk.