UPDATE: Coquihalla Highway reopens after storms dump and vehicle incident
Feb. 29, 12 p.m. The Coquihalla Highway is now open in both directions between Hope and Merritt,...
by Kenneth Wong | Feb 28, 2024
Feb. 29, 12 p.m. The Coquihalla Highway is now open in both directions between Hope and Merritt,...
by Laísa Condé | Feb 28, 2024
Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the Coquihalla Highway. A significant...
by Laísa Condé | Feb 23, 2024
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway over the weekend. A...
by Laísa Condé | Jan 19, 2024
Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for the Coquihalla Highway. Freezing rain is...
by Laísa Condé | Jan 8, 2024
Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the Coquihalla Highway. Total amounts of...
by Laísa Condé | Jan 5, 2024
Drivers are being warned to expect tough driving conditions along the Coquihalla Highway this...
by Laísa Condé | Dec 14, 2023
UPDATE: 1p.m. Southbound lanes of the Coquihalla have now reopened to traffic. ORIGINAL: 9a.m....
by Marius Auer | Jul 11, 2023
The ongoing reconstruction project along the stretch of Highway 5 between Merritt and Hope has reached the halfway point, officials said in a press release.
by Marius Auer | May 25, 2023
Merritt mounties and BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) recently announced that an 18 year old motorcyclist was observed travelling over 209 kilometres per hour on the Coquihalla Highway near Merritt, with the driver facing multiple charges and suspensions.
by Marius Auer | Mar 3, 2023
According to DriveBC, the accident took place this morning between Hope’s Exit 183, Othello Road, and Merritt’s Exit 286.
by Marius Auer | Feb 3, 2023
A snowfall warning has been issued for the stretch of Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope for tonight, February 3.
by Marius Auer | Nov 29, 2022
Environment Canada has issued a winter storm watch for area highways on November 29. According to the notice, accumulations of 20-35 centimetres are possible, with the heavy snow and intense wind gusts expected to bring limited visibility.
by Izaiah Reyes | Nov 24, 2022
On November 23, 2022 the Merritt RCMP arrested three individuals in an operation that closed Coquihalla BC Highway #5 for several hours.
by Marius Auer | Nov 22, 2022
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Highway 5 from Hope to Merritt. According to the notice, accumulations of 15 to 20 centimetres are possible, with the heavy snow expected to bring limited visibility.
by Marius Auer | Nov 7, 2022
Due to wintery conditions and expected snowfall, a snowfall and travel advisory has been put into effect for the Nicola Region, including the Coquihalla Highway and Okanagan Connector.
by Marius Auer | Oct 20, 2022
Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning, signifying the first snow of the season on many elevated mountain passes despite the ongoing drought and unusually warm weather.
by Morgan Hampton | Mar 24, 2022
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has announced it is moving forward on permanent repairs to the Coquihalla, beginning with three critical locations.
by Morgan Hampton | Mar 23, 2022
Aruthumaran Ambikawathy has been charged with multiple serious offences after fleeing from police on the Coquihalla Highway.
by Morgan Hampton | Dec 20, 2021
After a closure of just over a month due to washouts and flood damage, the Coquihalla Hwy reopens to commercial traffic today.
by Morgan Hampton | Dec 9, 2021
The Coquihalla highway could reopen to commercial traffic as soon as early January.