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Highway 5 — Coquihalla · Hope → Merritt closures and restrictions

Current official closure and restriction records for this highway scope, with direct authority verification and explicit unknown-state handling.

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3 active matching official records. A missing event is never interpreted as a route-wide open or safe condition.

Retrieved: Aug 19, 2026, 10:37 p.m. UTC

Closure and restriction records

1 matching closure record and 0 separate restriction records are currently visible from the integrated authority feed.

CONSTRUCTION · MINOR

CONSTRUCTION

[Truncated] Highway 5 (Coquihalla South), in both directions. Construction work between Exit 250: Larson Hill and Exit 256: Coldwater Rd for 6.8 km (31 km north of Coquihalla Summit to 29 km south of Merritt). Left lane is closed in both directions. 24/7 construction. Speed reductions in place. Please obey signage, slow down and watch for roadside workers. Expect delays and higher traffic volume due to Highway 1/Highway 3 wildfire activity. Next update time Mon Aug 24 at 12:00 PM PDT. Last updat

Official update: Aug 14, 2026, 7:04 p.m. UTC

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