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BC Trucking Association pleading with drivers to follow reduced speed limits on the Coquihalla

Victor Kaisar
Dec 22, 2021 | 5:51 PM


BC Trucking Association pleading with drivers to follow reduced speed limits on the Coquihalla

A semi passing on the Juliet Bridge on the Coquihalla on Monday, Dec. 20. (Photo via TranBC)

The president of the BC Trucking Association is pleading with truckers to follow all of the reduced speed limits on the Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt.

Dave Earle says the speed limits have been put in place for a reason, noting safety has to be the number one priority for all commercial drivers.

“There is no much point speeding above that 100 km/hr because you’re going to get to the next bottleneck and have to wait there anyway,” he said. “There is no time efficiency gained here.”

Earle says the speed limits – which go down to 60 km/hr in crossover and two lane sections – is something that all drivers have to abide by.

“As much as a lot of the highway appears to be undamaged, you’re still having to slow down for a bunch of areas where there is one lane in each direction,” he added. “So really, maintain that safe speed limit and stay in that 100 km/hr where the highway is undamaged and down to 60 km/hr. That is so so important.”

“The Ministry set the speed limits here to be as safe and efficient as possible.”

In a tweet, the Ministry of Transportation says CVSE officers issued 31 speeding tickets on Monday alone as commercial traffic returned to the Coquihalla for the first time in about a month.

BC Highway Patrol officers also issued tickets to an undisclosed number of drivers on the Coquihalla that day.