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. Road sweeping between Hoirup Rd and Skinner Rd for 12.7 km (20 to 7 km north of Vavenby). Watch for slow moving vehicle. minor construction | last updated Wed Apr 22 at 7:05 AM PDT. |
| Highway 5. Road sweeping between Allan Creek Rec Site and Tete Jaune Bridge for 50.0 km (1 km south of Tete Jaune to 30 km south of Valemount). From 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT on Wednesday and Thursday. minor construction | last updated Wed Apr 22 at 10:22 AM PDT. |
| Highway 5 (Coquihalla North), in both directions. Bridge construction between Exit 286: Merritt - 97C and Exit 290: Merritt for 4.1 km (Merritt). Until Sat Oct 31. One lane open in each direction at all times. Counterflow lane in effect 10am-6pm northbound from Fri-Sat, southbound on Sun. Northbound wide loads restricted to 3.8m while counterflow in effect. All wide loads otherwise restricted to 5m. Speed reduced to 50km/h. Watch for signage and traffic control. Next update time Fri major construction | last updated |
| Highway 5, in both directions. Utility work planned between K P Rd and Harmon Rd for 3.7 km (Vavenby). Starting Tue May 26 at 8:00 AM PDT until Tue May 26 at 6:00 PM PDT. Single lane alternating traffic will be in effect. minor construction | last updated Mon May 4 at 3:12 PM PDT. |
| Highway 5. Maintenance planned between Little Hells Gate Park Access Rd and Six Mile/HWY 5 Bridge for 11.4 km (10 km south of Blue River to 1 km north of Messiter Summit). Starting Mon May 25 at 7:30 AM PDT until Fri Jun 5 at 5:00 PM PDT. Single lane alternating traffic will be in effect. minor construction | last updated Fri May 8 at 9:05 AM PDT. |
| Highway 5 (Coquihalla South), southbound. Road maintenance work planned between Exit 195 and the start of Highway 5 (Coquihalla South) for 18.9 km (Hope to 16 km south of Great Bear Snowshed). Starting Tue May 26 at 8:00 AM PDT until Tue May 26 at 7:00 PM PDT. Right lane will be closed. Crews will be doing an environmental cleanup. minor construction | last updated Tue May 12 at 12:39 PM PDT. |
| Highway 5 (Coquihalla South), southbound. Utility work planned between Exit 192 and Exit 183: Othello Rd for 9.0 km (15 to 6 km north of Hope). Starting Mon Jun 1 at 9:00 AM PDT until Fri Jun 26 at 3:00 PM PDT. Right turn lane will be closed. Shoulder will be closed. Right lane will be closed. Watch for traffic control personnel. Pole transfers and removals, aerial placing and splicing between Nine Mile Creek and Railway Creek. minor construction | last updated Tue May 12 at 4:12 PM PDT. |
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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.
