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. Construction work between Hoirup Rd and Skinner Rd (10 km north of Vavenby). Until Thu Apr 30 at 5:00 PM PST. From 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM PST on weekdays and Saturday. Single lane alternating traffic. Culvert install near the junction of Hwy 5 and Martin Creek Forest Service Road. minor construction | last updated Tue Jan 6 at 10:41 AM PST. | next update Wed Apr 29 at 10:00 AM PST. |
| Highway 5 (Coquihalla North), southbound. Maintenance planned between Inks Lake Rd and Exit 336: Walloper Interchange for 9.8 km (15 km north of Surrey Lake Summit to 9 km south of Kamloops). Starting Tue Apr 28 until Thu Apr 30. From 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Right lane will be closed. Watch for traffic control personnel. minor construction | last updated Mon Mar 23 at 10:02 AM PDT. |
| Highway 5. Tree pruning between Westsyde Rd and Webb Rd for 25.2 km (1 km north of Barriere to 2 km south of Little Fort). Until Fri May 1 at 5:00 PM PDT. Single lane alternating traffic. minor construction | last updated Wed Apr 22 at 2:46 PM PDT. |
| Highway 5. Utility work between Hoirup Rd and Skinner Rd for 5.0 km (14 to 19 km north of Vavenby). Until Wed Apr 29 at 6:00 PM PDT. From 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM PDT on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Single lane alternating traffic. Watch for traffic control. Work site is between the Mad River Bridge and East Mad River Forest Service Road. minor construction | last updated Mon Apr 20 at 3:23 PM PDT. |
| 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, in both directions. Pavement patching is planned. Between Battle St and Shuswap Rd for 1.0 km (Kamloops). Starting Mon Apr 27 at 7:00 PM PDT until Sat May 2 at 7:00 AM PDT. Lane Closure. Deck patching
Watch for crews and equipment working. minor construction | last updated Wed Apr 22 at 10:41 AM PDT. |
| Highway 5 (Coquihalla South). Rest area closed at Exit 217: Zopkios Brake Check (3 km south of Coquihalla Summit). Maintenance. minor incident | last updated Sat Apr 25 at 4:04 PM PDT. | next update Mon Apr 27 at 11:00 AM 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.