Anyone taking a vehicle on B.C. Ferries from the Lower Mainland's Horseshoe Bay terminal to Nanaimo will need to make a reservation starting this fall, according to the ferry operator.

It said "major" construction will begin at Horseshoe Bay this year, and vehicle space in the terminal will be reduced by 25 per cent. It said overall vehicle space will be "below current levels" for "several years."

The terminal is nearly 65 years old, B.C. Ferries said in February. Work on the terminal will includ…