Coquihalla Highway Reopens After Sinkhole Repairs

'The road is reinstated' - Repairs have been completed more than three months after large sinkhole appeared

Works to repair a sinkhole in Littlehampton have been completed after more than three months.

Coquihalla Highway reopens after sinkhole repairs

The Coquihalla Highway fully reopened Saturday night after being shut down in both directions for days.

Coquihalla Highway now reopen in both directions after lengthy closure

UPDATE: 7:35 p.m. The Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) has now fully reopened in both directions, according to DriveBC.

Coquihalla reopens after sinkhole repairs completed south of Merritt

After being snarled up since Friday, the Coquihalla Highway is now fully reopened. DriveBC and Yellowhead Road and Bridge Nicola, the area road contractor, have confirmed crews were able to open the Highway on Saturday evening after being forced to close it down northbound between Merritt and Hope following the discovery of a major hole in the road. The dangerous sinkhole formed sometime late afternoon Thursday along the northbound lane, about 8…

Sink hole keeps Coquihalla section closed for repairs Saturday

A northbound section of the Coquihalla remains closed for repairs Saturday after a major washout first closed the road Thursday night. Saturday morning, DriveBC reported the northbound section of Highway 5 from Hope to Merritt was closed for repairs. “Assessment in progress. Urgent sink hole repairs needed,” states DriveBC. ⛔️ REMINDER – #BCHwy5 remains closed in BOTH DIRECTIONS between #HopeBC and #Merritt due to emergency sink hole repairs. Ne…

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