Coquihalla Summit, 2:10 p.m. (Image Credit: Drive BC)

By James Peters

Road Conditions

Poor conditions, crashes close Merritt-to-Hope Coquihalla stretch

Dec 21, 2020 | 2:13 PM

MERRITT, B.C. — Poor weather and hazardous road conditions have led to the closure of the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope.

In a tweet, Drive BC says there have been multiple vehicle incidents on that stretch of highway.

It’s expected that route will be closed until at least 4:00 p.m., which is the time listed for the next update.

Meantime, Environment Canada’s Doug Lundquist says it’s not likely Monday’s snowstorm will last through the evening.

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“It’s going to end probably abruptly later this afternoon or early in the evening. I don’t think we’ll get snow through whole night. It looks like it could end rather quickly when it finally does,” Lundquist told CFJC Today. “Then we get a really strong blast of northwest air — not cold Arctic air, northwest aloft coming from the Pacific. It’s not going to really cool down. We’ve got a high tomorrow of +2, which might try to melt some of that snow down at the very lowest levels.”