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Centre median construction to prompt lane closures for Highway 5 on Tk’emlups reserve

Nov 12, 2026 | 8:36 AM

KAMLOOPS — Scattered lane closures on a stretch of the Yellowhead Highway on the Tk’emlups reserve are expected to begin next week. 

Starting Monday, Nov. 16 and ending Nov. 24, B.C.’s Ministry of Public Transportation and Transit says Highway 5 between Halston Avenue and Mount Paul Way will have daily lane closures in both directions from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

In a public notice, the ministry says the closures are required for concrete placement and island removals. 

Access restrictions along the stretch of Highway 5 will also be in effect from Nov. 16 to 24. The ministry says access to southbound lanes on Highway 5 from westbound lanes on Chief Louis Way and access to eastbound lanes on Chief Louis Way from northbound lanes on Highway 5 will be closed 24 hours a day. 

From Nov. 24 to Dec. 4, work to improve the centre median on Highway 5 will take place. 

The ministry says the fast lanes in both directions between Halston Avenue and Mount Paul Way will be closed from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on Nov. 24 and 25. The overnight closures will evolve to a daytime halt in traffic as the fast lanes will be closed between 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from Nov. 26 to 30. 

After the concrete placement, the ministry says the northbound fast lane on the stretch of Highway 5 will be closed 24 hours a day until Dec. 4. 

The ministry says work is scheduled Monday to Friday, but weekend work may be required. Traffic control measures will remain in place over the weekends, even when crews aren’t working.

Drivers are asked to expect delays and allow additional time for travel.

Additionally, the ministry says there may be intermittent closures of the northbound left-turn lane onto westbound Chief Louis Way from Nov. 16 to 30.