Photo: DriveBC Slow moving traffic occurred along Coquihalla Highway in Larson Hill on Sunday July 3, 2022. It’s another slow move for people returning to the Lower Mainland from the Southern Interior. DriveBC is warning drivers that they could face delays of more than two hours due to traffic congestion if they head south on the Coquihalla Freeway Sunday afternoon. DriveBC has issued a travel advisory for Highway 5 from Merritt to Hope due to heavy traffic. “Heavy crowding. Expect delays of more than two hours,” the advisory said.
#BCHwy5 SB Travel advisory to expect delays of up to 2 hours due to congestion and heavy traffic between #MerritBC and #HopeBC . Allow extra travel time or consider an alternative route. #Coquihalla #LongWeekend For more info: pic.twitter.com/OxlcLswBLb — DriveBC (@DriveBC) July 3, 2022 According to DriveBC, a vehicle incident was also reported at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday near the Zopkiou brake control in the southbound lanes. Comments on the Coquihalla Road Reports (And Area) Facebook page indicate the crash has been cleared, but major backups remain. Several people posted pictures of queues of vehicles snaking along the highway. BC Transportation issued a warning earlier Sunday saying the combination of summer traffic volume and work to repair highways damaged in last November’s floods will make delays, especially on the Coquihalla and Highway 1, inevitable.
The combination of highway recovery work and summer traffic volume makes delays inevitable, especially on #Coquihalla and #BCHwy1 . ? Do you expect delays? Give extra time? Do you respect traffic control? Driving in conditions ? Watch out for #ConeZoneBC enforcement pic.twitter.com/5TWF8AlvJp — BC Transportation (@TranBC) July 1, 2022 BC Transportation advised people to allow themselves extra time, respect traffic control, drive according to conditions and be aware of enforcement. There were also long delays at the end of the Victoria Day weekend for people traveling south to Coquihalla.
