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Highway 5 — Coquihalla · Hope → Merritt travel alerts and notifications

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Road status unknownCurrent

4 currently effective reports; 1 upcoming; 0 with unconfirmed timing. The route-wide status uses currently effective records only.

Records were retrieved at Oct 9, 2026, 9:34 a.m. PDT. Schedule status updates locally while this page remains open.

Active reports
4
Upcoming reports
1
Timing unconfirmed
0
Completed / ended schedules
0
Cancelled reports
0

Upcoming reports

1
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CONSTRUCTION

Bridge maintenance from Highway 5, At Highway 3 to At Othello Rd. Starting Wed Oct 14 until Tue Oct 20. All day, every day. Left lane closed in both directions. Watch for traffic control. Last update: October 7th, 2026 at 11:11am PDT. Nicolum Creek Bridge work. Left lanes will be closed in one direction at a time.

Highway 5 · Highway 5

Schedule: Source dates: Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026 (exact timing unconfirmed) · Exact local time was not supplied

Official update: Oct 7, 2026, 11:11 a.m. PDT

Timing unconfirmed

0
No event with unconfirmed timing is listed in the available update.

Data status

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Weather along the corridor

Current
Alerts
0
Temperature
15°C
Wind
—
Gust
35 km/h

No active Environment Canada weather alert currently matches this corridor. Conditions can still vary locally.

Nearest weather location: Merritt · observed Oct 9, 2026, 9:00 a.m. PDT.
Today
Cloudy. A few showers beginning this morning. Snow level lowering to 1700 metres near noon. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Wind southwest 30 km/h gusting to 50. Temperature steady near 14. UV index 1 or low.
Tonight
A few showers ending late this evening then cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Snow level 1700 metres lowering to 1400 metres before morning. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40 becoming light this evening. Low plus 4.
Saturday
Mainly cloudy. 30 percent chance of showers in the morning and early in the afternoon. Snow level 1400 metres. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 9. UV index 2 or low.
Saturday night
Clear. Low minus 2.
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