Coquihalla Conditions for Hwy 5 Coquihalla highway & Hwy 97C Okanagan connector for today.
Highway 5 – Road Conditions
| 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. |
Highway 97C – Road Conditions
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General Route Information – Coquihalla Conditions
Coquihalla Summit (el. 1244 m.) is a highway summit along the Coquihalla Highway in British Columbia, Canada. It is the highest point on the highway between the cities of Hope and Merritt. It is located just south of the former toll booth plaza on the Coquihalla Highway, about 50 km north of Hope, and 65 km south of Merritt and is the divide between the Coquihalla River and the Coldwater River. Coquihalla conditions today
The ascent to the Coquihalla Summit is very steep, especially from the south. The ascent is particularly steep after passing northbound through the Great Bear snow shed.
Highway 5 begins in the south at its junction with Highway 3 at an uninhabited location known as “Othello,” 7 km (4 mi) east of Hope (named after a nearby siding on the Kettle Valley Railway, which used many Shakespearean names). The exit numbers on the Coquihalla are a continuation of those on Highway 1 west of Hope. 35 km (22 mi) north of Othello, after passing through five interchanges, Highway 5 reaches the Great Bear snow shed, which is a landmark on the route. 13 km (8 mi) north of the snow shed, after passing through another interchange and the 1244 m (4,147 ft) Coquihalla Pass, Highway 5 reaches the former toll booth; it was the only highway in British Columbia to have tolls. The toll for a typical passenger vehicle on the highway was C$10. 61 km (38 mi) and five interchanges later, the Coquihalla enters the city of Merritt at its south junction with Highway 5A and Highway 97C.
The Coquihalla conditions has three more interchanges and one mountain pass, the Clapperton Creek Summit, in its remaining 72 km (45 mi) between Merritt and its end at a junction with Highways 1 and 97 within the Afton area of Kamloops. Highway 5 continues east for 7 km (4 mi) concurrent with Highways 1 and 97 through Kamloops. This stretch of road, which carries 97 South and 5 North on the same lanes (and vice versa), is the only other wrong-way concurrency in British Columbia, along with 99 North and 12 South, near the town of Lillooet.
After separating from Highways 1 and 97, Highway 5 proceeds north for approximately 19 km (12 mi), temporarily leaving Kamloops city limits as a four-lane highway, before re-entering the city at the Rayleigh community and continuing north. It becomes a two-lane highway at Heffley Creek and the exit to Sun Peaks resorts, both of which indicate the final northern boundary of Kamloops.
Highway 5 follows the North Thompson River north from Heffley Creek for approximately 54 km (34 mi), along a parallel course with a branch of the Canadian National Railway, passing through Barriere, to a junction with Highway 24 at Little Fort. 30 km (19 mi) north of Little Fort, while continuing to follow the North Thompson and the CN Railway, Highway 5 reaches the community of Clearwater. It proceeds northeast for another 107 km (67 mi), passing Vavenby en route, to the community of Blue River, and then 109 km (68 mi) further north through the Columbia Mountains, passing by the community of Valemount to its northern terminus at Tête Jaune Cache, where it meets Highway 16. Check Coquihalla conditions
Highway 97C begins near Trepanier, at a location on Highway 97 known as Drought Hill. The section of Highway 97C east of Merritt is mostly freeway, with a speed limit of 110 km/h (68 mph) and between 4 and 6 lanes, and has very few exits along its route. Its highest altitude is the Pennask Summit (1728 m, 5760 ft, above sea level). Highway 97C travels on this freeway 82 km (51 mi) northwest to Aspen Grove, where it converges with Highway 5A.
Highways 97C and 5A share the 28 km (17 mi) long route between Aspen Grove and Lower Nicola, where Highway 5A diverges immediately east and Highway 8 begins.
North of the Highway 8 junction, Highway 97C goes north for 42 km (26 mi) to Logan Lake, then northwest for 57 km (35 mi) to Ashcroft on the Canadian National Railway. Highway 97C then travels 6 km (4 mi) west from Ashcroft to where it converges with Highway 1, which takes Highway 97C north for its final 5 km (3 mi) to its end at Highway 97 in Cache Creek. Information Obtained from Wikipedia and Drive BC
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