BC Highway 5 Road Conditions
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| Highway 5, southbound. Construction work between Miledge Creek Bridge and Thunder River Rd for 4.9 km (17 to 12 km north of Blue River). Until Sat Nov 7 at 5:00 PM PST. From 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PST on weekdays. Watch for traffic control. Single Lane Alternating Traffic will only be required for a brief duration during mobilization and demobilization of materials and equipment. minor construction | last updated Mon Jan 26 at 10:10 AM PST. |
| Highway 5, in both directions. Bridge construction at Six Mile/HWY 5 Bridge (10 km south of Blue River). Until Fri Oct 30. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Lane width reduction to 3.8 m wide lane, with a max 4.4m width including overhang. In addition, a maximum weight, restriction of 85T with the requirement of 1 truck on the bridge deck at a time is in effect. minor construction | last updated Thu Jul 9 at 2:45 PM PDT. |
| Paving operations. Starting Tue Aug 11 until Wed Sep 30. From 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM PDT, Monday to Saturday. Watch for traffic control. Possible delays of up to 20 minutes. minor construction | last updated |
| Construction work from Highway 5, At Exit 250 to Larson Hill to At Exit 256 to Coldwater Road. Starting Tue Aug 25. Left lane closed in both directions. Expect delays. Last update: August 25th, 2026 at 9:58am PDT. 24/7 construction. Please obey signage, slow down and watch for roadside workers. Expect delays and higher traffic volume due to Highway 1/Highway 3 wildfire activity. minor construction | last updated |
| Bridge construction from Highway 5, In Merritt and Exit 286: Merritt - 97C to At Exit to Highway 5A North & Merritt. Starting Tue Aug 25 until Sat Oct 31. Watch for traffic control. Width restriction: 5m. Speed Limit restriction: 50km/h. Last update: August 28th, 2026 at 3:25pm PDT. 1 lane open in each direction at all times. major construction | last updated |
| Construction work at Highway 5, 37km East of Clearwater and At Martin Creek Fsr / Pullout (North End). Starting Tue Aug 25 until Thu Oct 1. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Last update: August 25th, 2026 at 2:16pm PDT. minor construction | last updated |
| Highway 5, in both directions. Maintenance planned at Wire Cache Rest Area (14 km south of Avola). Starting Mon Sep 21 at 6:00 AM PDT until Sun Sep 27 at 6:00 PM PDT. From 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM PDT on weekdays. Single lane alternating traffic will be in effect. Watch for traffic control personnel. minor construction | last updated Tue Sep 1 at 9:53 AM PDT. |
| Road sweeping at Highway 5, Between Zopkios Brake Check and Great Bear Snow Shed. Starting Wed Sep 2 until Wed Sep 2. Left lane closed. Speed Limit restriction: 90 KM/HR. Last update: September 2nd, 2026 at 5:38am PDT. Please watch for crew and slow moving Equipment. minor construction | last updated |
| Highway 5. Fog patches between Church St and Clemina Overhead Bridge for 196.2 km (Little Fort to 29 km south of Valemount). minor weather condition | last updated Wed Sep 2 at 6:51 AM PDT. |
| Fog patches between Church Street (near Little Fort) and McMurphy Pullout; SA Boundary (18 miles south of Avola). Last update: September 2nd, 2026 at 7:16am PDT. Next update: September 3rd, 2026 at 7:46am PDT. minor road condition | last updated |
| Highway 5. Vehicle recovery between Avola Bridge and Finn Creek Rec Site; Messiter NB Chainup for 0.1 km (1 km north of Avola). Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. minor incident | last updated Wed Sep 2 at 2:14 PM PDT. | next update Wed Sep 2 at 4:30 PM PDT. |
| Roadside brushing from Highway 5 to unsigned,. Starting Wed Sep 2 until Wed Sep 2. Last update: September 2nd, 2026 at 10:00am PDT. Roadside brushing in progress. Watch for slow moving vehicle. Use cautiong when passing crew and equipment working. minor construction | last updated |
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The Southern Yellowhead highway is the name for the northern section of Highway 5.
Highway 5 follows the North Thompson River north from Kamloops along a parallel course with the Canadian National Railway. It passes the road to Adams Lake before entering the town Barriere. North of Barriere it goes past the highway 24 junction in Little Fort. North of Little Fort, while continuing to follow the North Thompson River and the CN Railway, Highway 5 reaches Clearwater. From Clearwater Highway 5 proceeds northeast through Vavenby and Avola going to Blue River. heading through the Columbia Mountains to Valemount and Tête Jaune Cache and then crosses the Fraser River after which it immediately meets Highway 16.
