Yellowhead Road & Bridge anticipating icy winter highways
With an el Nino climate expected this winter, ice may be just as much of a factor as snow on Southern Interior highways.
Category: Highways
Chemical fire from truck closes Okanagan Connector
The Okanagan Connector is currently closed in eastbound due to a Penske truck on fire. According...
Coquihalla reconstruction project complete, 2 years after flooding
The reconstruction of the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt is now complete, two years after the devastating November 2021 floods.
20-30cm of snow expected on Coquihalla Highway over the weekend
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement and a winter storm warning for the...
Freezing rain expected this week for Nicola Valley region
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the southern Interior with the...
5-10 cm of snow expected between Merritt and Kamloops
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the southern Interior highway passes...
1 dead after fiery semi crash near Cache Creek
Police have confirmed that one person is dead following a fiery crash involving semi trucks on Hwy. 1 between Spences Bridge and Cache Creek.
Highway 1 closed south of Cache Creek after semi collision
The Trans-Canada Highway between Spences Bridge and Cache Creek is closed following a pair of semi...
Possible snow for Okanagan Connector tonight
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Okanagan Connector from Merritt...
Wildfire related travel ban lifted for most southern Interior communities
A travel ban to hotels and campgrounds in some wildfire affected southern Interior was lifted at midnight, according to B.C.’s Minister of Emergency Management.
Valemount RCMP release suspect vehicle images in fatal hit-and-run of Merritt city councillor
Valemount RCMP released surveillance pictures of the vehicle suspected to be involved in the...
Driving at work can be dangerous says provincial work safety initiative
A provincial safety initiative is reminding workers that the most dangerous thing they may be doing at work is driving – even if they only drive for work occasionally.
Hot-in-progress: multiple construction projects slowing area roads
With summer conditions come summer construction projects, and the Nicola Valley’s surrounding highways are no exception.
Fourth bridge complete between Merritt and Hope as flood repairs continue
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.
BC Highway Patrol to join next week’s ‘Coffee With a Cop’
The Merritt Community Policing Office (CPO) announced in a social media post that Superintendent Dale Carr and Inspector Rob Nason with BC Highway Patrol will be joining in on a conversation at Sprit Square to engage with the community and answer any questions.
Two small wildfires burning south of Merritt now under control
Two small wildfires have broken near Merritt, with the spot size flames still classified as ‘out of control’ this morning (June 29) after being discovered late yesterday.
Special weather statement issued for multiple Merritt area highways
Highways 3, 5, and 97C are impacted by the special weather statement, which advises travellers of a weather system that will cause slippery road conditions in the coming day.
Provincial work safety initiative reminds Merritt drivers of ‘Cone Zones’
Residents of the Nicola Valley are no strangers to roadside construction, with several major highways converging in Merritt, and long term road construction projects still ongoing for both Highway 8 and the Coquihalla Highway in the aftermath of the 2021 floods.
Merritt Fire Rescue crews respond to highway vehicle blaze
Merritt Fire Rescue Department crews responded to a motor vehicle fire involving a semi truck hauling an excavator, managing to contain the blaze to the vehicle itself during the late night fire on Saturday (April 15).
Late season snowfall warning issued between Merritt and Hope
A snowfall warning has been issued for the stretch of Highway 5 between Merritt and Hope, and Highway 3 between Hope and Princeton, via Allison Pass, as a heavy late season snowfall system enters the area today (March 31).
