Sinkhole Closes Coquihalla Highway Northbound Between Hope and Merritt

Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt expected to reopen Saturday evening after sinkhole repair

The Transportation Ministry said the sinkhole appears to be the result of pipeline boring in the area. DriveBC said the highways is expected to reopen on Saturday evening.

Sinkhole closes Coquihalla Highway northbound between Hope and Merritt

The Ministry of Transportation said crews are at the scene for an assessment and urgent repairs are needed to fix the sinkhole. There is no time of opening.

Traffic alert: Sinkhole closes part of Coquihalla Highway

Part of the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt was closed Friday morning because of a large sinkhole that appeared Thursday evening.

DriveBC now says next update on Coquihalla sinkholes is Friday at noon, amid urgent repairs to Hwy. 5

UPDATE 10:42 P.M.: DriveBC reported at 10:40 p.m. tonight that the next update on the urgent sinkhole repairs ...