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UPDATE: Coquihalla reopens south of Merritt, Hwy 1 open near Chase; several closures still in place from mudslides
UPDATE: 12:15 p.m. The Coquihalla Highway has reopened between Hope and Merritt after being closed for almost two full days, because of the July Mountain wildfire. DriveBC announced the reopening at n...
Aug 17, 2021 Smoky skies above the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt on August 17, 2021. (Photo: Twitter: TranBC)
Most evacuation orders lifted near Coquihalla near July Mountain wildfire
Most properties have been taken off of evacuation order near the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt, from the July Mountain wildfire. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has downgraded the order to...
Aug 10, 2021
Winter storm warning in place today for Kamloops area and Coquihalla
Not a good day to travel in the southern half of B.C. Heavy snow is falling today in Kamloops and the entire southern Interior. Environment Canada has a winter storm warning in effect for the Coquihal...
Dec 21, 2020 The Great Bear Snowshed on the Coquihalla highway between Merritt and Hope on Dec. 21, 2020. (Photo via DriveBC)
BC Trucking Association hoping for improvements at Larson Hill on Coquihalla
The BC Trucking Association is hoping improvements can be made at Larson Hill on the Coquihalla that benefit truckers. Last winter, out of three extended closures on the Coquihalla caused by semi-truc...
Nov 18, 2020
Heat, lightning lead to spike in new wildfires across B.C.
Heat and lightning over the long weekend have led to a rise in wildfires in southern B.C. According to the BC Wildfire Service, there were 41 active wildfires across the province, as of this morning, ...
Aug 04, 2020
Update: Highway closures and travel advisories between B.C. coast and interior
It's a slow go to today for commuters travelling between Kamloops and the Lower Mainland. The Coquihalla is currently closed southbound in Merritt at the junction with the Okanagan Connector because o...
Dec 20, 2019
Update - Coquihalla northbound lanes open north of Hope after serious crash; southbound lanes still closed
Update - The northbound lanes of the Coquihalla are now open north of Hope. The Southbound lanes are still closed as of 1:40 p.m. Original - DriveBC has now closed the Coquihalla Highway in both direc...
Nov 12, 2019
Bridge work on the Coquihalla north of the Hope will mean lane closures until October
There will be lane closures in both directions on the Coquihalla starting tomorrow until the end of October, about 25 kilometres, north of Hope. Crews will be restoring the 30-year-old Carolin Bridge,...
Jul 02, 2019
TNRD to fight invasive weeds along the Coquihalla
There will be single lane closures along the side of the Coquihalla between Kamloops and Merritt starting on Wednesday this week to allow for weeding work to take place. The work will take place betwe...
Jun 17, 2019
Update - Severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the Coquihalla lifted
Update 4:15 p.m. - Environment Canada says the severe thunderstorm warning has been lifted. Original - A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of the Nicola Valley, including the Coqui...
May 29, 2019
