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Sink Hole Closes B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway Northbound From Hope to Merritt
- The Coquihalla Highway northbound lanes from Hope to Merritt closed at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, due to a sinkhole.
- The road closure was initiated after a washout caused a sinkhole between the Portia interchange and the Zopkios Brake Check area , with the sinkhole likely resulting from pipeline boring activities nearby.
- Crews have been working on emergency repairs since Thursday night, while the southbound lanes briefly closed early Friday but have since reopened.
- As of 10:40 p.m. Thursday, DriveBC announced that the northbound lanes would stay closed until at least noon Friday, advising drivers to detour via Highway 1 or Highway 3.
- The closure causes traffic delays and ongoing diversions for northbound travelers, with no confirmed timeline for reopening as repairs continue.
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