Coquihalla Highway Closure Update

• B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway could open to commercial traffic by January 2022: minister

  About 20 sites along Highway 5, which is the main highway connecting the Lower Mainland and the Interior, were damaged or washed away.

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  Nov 25, 2021
  
• Repairs to B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway will take months, especially during winter: province

  The provincial government confirmed the news Thursday, saying the stretch between Hope and Merritt contains five areas that have been hit hard by the storm.

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  Nov 18, 2021
  
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• New photos of Coquihalla Highway flood damage released

  The highway, a major roadway between the Lower Mainland and the Interior, remains closed in both directions between Hope and Merritt.

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  Nov 17, 2021
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• Reopening of Coquihalla Highway could take ‘weeks or months’ due to flood damage

  One of B.C.'s main highways connecting the Lower Mainland and the B.C. Interior also remains closed Tuesday morning and the timeline when it will reopen is unclear.

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  Nov 16, 2021