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Coquihallahighway

The Coquihalla Snowshed Protocol: 10 Steps to Highway Safety

February 25, 2022January 12, 2016 34 Comments

[Note: Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Nicola) Ltd. took over the highway maintenance contract for Service Area 14 as of July 1, 2019] BC Highway 5 from Hope to Merritt (also known as the Coquihalla or

Categories BC Travellers, Shift into Winter, Trucking

What’s Shakespeare’s Connection to the Coquihalla?

November 7, 2021June 19, 2014 3 Comments

If you’ve ever driven the Coquihalla Highway, you’ve probably noticed names like Shylock, Othello, Juliet, Portia. And if you’re a fan of English literature, you’d also probably recognize these names as characters penned by none

Categories BC Highway History, BC Road Trips, BC Travellers
Coquihalla Summit

Over, Under and Through – A Fast Track into the Interior

July 14, 2020July 6, 2011 8 Comments

In 1984, construction of the first phase of the Coquihalla Highway began. The highway would eventually provide drivers with a quicker route into the interior from Hope.The first phase, which was completed in time for

Categories BC Projects

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