Image: Drive BC / The Coquihalla Highway summit is pictured early Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, facing south and west. Drive BC says southbound Coquihalla Highway is still closed early Tuesday morning in a stretch of highway between Merritt and Hope following a serious vehicle incident that police investigated Monday.
Coquihalla Highway closed
Update at 6:34 a.m. Tuesday: Southbound Coquihalla Highway now open following vehicle recovery, incident
Jan 16, 2024 | 5:36 AM
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**Update at 6:34 a.m. Tuesday: Southbound Coquihalla Highway is now open between Hope and Merritt following a vehicle recovery and related incident.**
Original story below:
COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY — Drive BC says southbound Coquihalla Highway is still closed early Tuesday morning in a stretch of highway between Merritt and Hope following a serious vehicle incident that police investigated Monday.
According to an update at 3:10 a.m. Tuesday morning, Highway 5 is closed between exit 286 in Merritt and exit 202, Portia. An assessment is in progress, the police investigation is over, and vehicle recoveries are in progress.
