UPDATE: Coquihalla reopened in both directions

(UPDATE: June 8 @ 7:30 am) - The Coquihalla reopened to both directions of traffic Saturday evening.

DriveBC added in its update that the left lane remains closed in both directions south of the Great Bear Snowshed as catch basin repairs continue in the area.

(UPDATE: June 7 @ 3:55 pm) - It appears that traffic might return to the Coquihalla this evening, nearly 24 hours after the highway completely closed.

The highway is estimated to reopen at 7:30 pm, according to an update from DriveBC.

The highway has been closed all day to allow for emergency repairs to be made to a sinkhole.

The sinkhole was first discovered by a maintenance contractor in the northbound slow lane on Thursday night, about 80 kilometres south of Merritt.

According to the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, the sinkhole appears to be the result of pipeline boring in the area.

“Ministry, maintenance contractor and Transmountain crews continue to work diligently to expedite repairs and open the highway as soon as safe to do so,” stated the ministry.

Up-to-date road conditions can be found online at this link.

(UPDATE: June 7 @ 10:25 am) - The Coquihalla remains closed in both directions between Hope and Merritt.

DriveBC’s morning update announced no changes to the closure and the service’s next update is scheduled for 4 pm.

DriveBC pointed out in a social media post that the evening update time is not an estimated time of reopening.

⛔️ REMINDER - #BCHwy5 remains closed in BOTH DIRECTIONS between #HopeBC and #Merritt due to emergency sink hole repairs. Next update is 4:00 PM PDT. Please note this is NOT an estimated time of reopening. #Coquihalla pic.twitter.com/6qCkoDiwpr

— DriveBC (@DriveBC) June 7, 2025

(Original story: June 7 @ 7:55 am) - The Coquihalla remains closed to traffic as crews continue to make urgent repairs to the highway.

The highway was closed to both directions of traffic last night and remained shut throughout the evening.

As of 7:45 am, traffic had still not been allowed onto the route as crews make urgent sinkhole repairs.

The sinkhole is located south of the Great Bear snowshed and drivers are being told to use Hwy 1 or Hwy 3.

An update on the status of the highway is expected from DriveBC at around 10 am this morning.

Up-to-date road conditions can be found online at this link.