BC Highway 5 Road Conditions
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| Highway 5 (Coquihalla South), northbound. Bridge maintenance at Exit 183: Othello Rd (6 km north of Hope). From 5:00 AM to 7:30 PM PDT on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Right lane closed. minor construction | last updated Mon Jul 28 at 10:39 AM PDT. |
| Highway 5, in both directions. Road construction work between Whiskeyfill Rd and Tete Jaune Access Rd for 24.1 km (5 km south of Valemount to 1 km south of Tete Jaune). Until Mon Oct 20. From 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM PDT daily. Paving operations. Single lane alternating traffic. Pilot car controlled. minor construction | last updated Tue Sep 2 at 7:50 AM PDT. |
| Highway 5 (Coquihalla South), in both directions. There is a wildfire between Exit 231: Mine Creek Rd and Exit 250: Larson Hill for 18.6 km (12 to 31 km north of Coquihalla Summit). Drive with care. minor incident | last updated Tue Sep 30 at 10:04 AM PDT. | next update Tue Oct 7 at 10:00 AM PDT. |
| Highway 5, in both directions. Utility work between Avola East Frontage Rd S Access and Diamond Dr for 1.1 km (Avola). Single lane alternating traffic. Poleline maintenance. Telecom cable installation. minor construction | last updated Wed Sep 10 at 9:20 AM PDT. |
| Highway 5, southbound. Construction work between Mount Olie St and Webb Rd for 1.9 km (Little Fort). Until Fri Oct 10 at 5:30 PM PDT. Integrity dig completion and demobilization. Single lane alternating traffic during demobilization. minor construction | last updated Tue Sep 16 at 8:44 AM PDT. |
| Highway 5 (Coquihalla South), southbound. Utility work between Exit 183: Othello Rd and the start of Highway 5 (Coquihalla South) (3 km north of Hope). Until Fri Oct 17. From 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM PDT on weekdays. Right lane is blocked. minor construction | last updated Wed Sep 24 at 2:12 PM PDT. |
| Highway 5, northbound. Maintenance at Old Hwy 5 (Kamloops). Lane Closure. Maintenance between the south and north entrance of Old Highway 5. minor construction | last updated Mon Sep 22 at 6:09 AM PDT. |
| Highway 5, in both directions. Construction work between Hoirup Rd and Skinner Rd (10 km north of Vavenby). Until Fri Dec 19 at 7:00 PM PDT. From 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM PDT on weekdays and Saturday. Single lane alternating traffic. Culvert install near the junction of Hwy 5 and Martin Creek FSR. minor construction | last updated Mon Sep 29 at 1:45 PM PDT. |
| 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, 2026 at 5:00 PM PDT. From 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT 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 Sun Sep 28 at 9:26 PM PDT. |
| Highway 5, in both directions. Roadside brushing planned between East Kamloops and River Heights Dr for 25.2 km (Kamloops). Starting Tue Oct 7 at 7:00 PM PDT until Thu Oct 9 at 6:00 AM PDT. Watch for traffic control personnel. minor construction | last updated Wed Oct 1 at 12:30 PM PDT. |
| Highway 5. Tree pruning planned between Raft River Rd and Lost Creek Rd for 5.6 km (Clearwater). Starting Mon Oct 6 until Tue Oct 7. From 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PDT on Monday and Tuesday. minor construction | last updated Thu Oct 2 at 3:21 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.