Trips up and down the Coquihalla Highway will be getting a little smoother for motorists in the near future, as work on a resurfacing project on Highway Five is scheduled to start next month.

Asphalt resurfacing will take place in three stretches on the mountain pass, covering 35 kilometres in total; between the Nicolum Creek Bridge and Portia Bridge, from the Portia Bridge to the Box Canyon area, and between Ottomite Bridge and the Zopkios brake check (near the summit).

“The Coquihalla Highway recently turned 30, so it is timely that this route will be the recipient of an asphalt-resurfacing project this summer,” said MLA for Fraser-Nicola Jackie Tegart.

“Highway 5 is still one of the province’s most-active corridors for the movement of goods and people. We’ll continue to look at ways to ensure this route is safe and reliable for many years to come.”

The work is scheduled to take place between July and September this year.