Avalanche-control work to close B.C. highway for four hours Saturday
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Avalanche-control work will force a four-hour closure of a major highway linking B.C.’s south coast and southern Interior on Saturday morning.
The Transportation Ministry says the closure of Coquihalla Highway 5 will begin at 7 a.m.
The closure will allow crews using helicopters to reduce the snowpack in avalanche paths and clean up any deposits that reach the highway.
Detours are available to motorists at Highway 1 at Kamloops and Hope, or via Highway 8 and Highway 1 at Merritt.
The ministry says it may periodically close other highways throughout the weekend because of avalanche control work.
Updates on highway and road conditions will be available on the DriveBC website.
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