RIDE ALONG: A first-hand look at a day in the life of a Coquihalla contractor

Jan 22, 2020 | 3:41 PM

MERRITT, B.C. — The traffic is constant on the Coquihalla Highway. An average of 10,000 vehicles travel the highway every day.

According to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure — it sees twice the volume of any other mountain highway in the province.

Mix that with more than 11 metres of snow each winter, and you have a highway unique to British Columbia.

This year, a new highway maintenance contractor has taken over responsibilities in the region. CFJC Today‘s Adam Donnelly caught a ride with one of Yellowhead Road and Bridge’s plow trucks, to learn how the contractor is doing in its first year maintaining the Coquihalla Highway.

RIDE ALONG: A first-hand look at a day in the life of a Coquihalla contractor

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