Image: Ministry of Transportation and Transit / Crews are working overnight on Friday, June 6, to conduct overnight sinkhole repairs.

By Alyssa Conti

HIGHWAY 5

Coquihalla Highway remains closed for sinkhole repairs

Jun 6, 2025 | 4:50 PM

UPDATE 9:00 A.M. SATURDAY:  The Coquihalla between Hope and Merritt is still closed to all traffic in both directions due to emergency sinkhole repairs.

UPDATE 4:30 P.M. FRIDAY: More delays are expected as crews are on-site at a southbound lane closure between the Exit 217 and Exit 202 on the Coquihalla to assist with sink hole repairs until 9 p.m. tonight (Jun. 6).

Source: DriveBC

From 9 p.m. onwards, Highway 5 will be closed in both north and southbound directions. Drivers are asked to slow down for road workers and follow signs. Commercial vehicles are also not allowed on Highway 8.

The next update is scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorrow, June 7.

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Original story below. 

COQUIHALLA HIGHWAY — The northbound lane of Highway 5 between Hope and Merritt remains closed as crews continue urgent work on a sinkhole that appeared Thursday evening, June 5.

“We were hoping to allow traffic through early this afternoon, but due to unforeseen geotechnical circumstances, we are pushing our next update time to 5 p.m. this evening,” wrote DriveBC in a noon update.

In a statement to Victor Kaisar with CFJC Today, the Ministry of Transportation and Transit said the sinkhole was an “isolated incident related to Trans Mountain’s pipeline boring work in the area”.

There is still no estimated time for reopening. Drivers are asked to use Highway 1 or Highway 3 as alternate routes.

DriveBC initially reported the sinkhole between Portia and the Zopkios brake check at 8:27 p.m. last night, citing that the incident has deemed the road “unsafe” and must be “temporarily closed”.