Coquihalla Highway - The Smasher - YouTube In May 2022, I drove the Coquihalla to/from my way to Edmonton for the first time. The numbers are in general much higher than the corresponding 3.3 million KM quoted for the Coquihalla. Coquihalla rescuer: Nothing is staged for 'Highway Thru Hell' It is the highest point on the highway between the cities of Hope and Merritt. On November 14, 2021, a major storm in southern British Columbia damaged sections of the Coquihalla Highway and other routes in the area. After exiting Merritt the highway climbs up a long steep hill towards another highpoint the Surrey Lake Summit It pass through three interchanges along this section. Chance of snow 60%. Low -4C. Coquihalla Lakes S Hwy 5, 61km south of Merritt, looking to the south. It's one of the worst roads in all of North America in winters. How confusing! Coquihalla Conditions for Hwy 5 Coquihalla highway & Hwy 97C Okanagan connector for today. Many of the catastrophic mistakes he bears witness to involve typical cars and SUVs rather than big rigs. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h. Shortly after the junction it descends into the city of Kamloops where it meets Highways1 and 97 at a trumpet interchange. [7] Surveying commenced in 1973 and in 1979 the first construction contract was issued for 4.5km (2.8mi) section of highway between Nicolum Creek and Peers Creek near Hope; however, work progressed slowly until 1984 when Premier Bill Bennett announced that the project would be fast-tracked so it could be completed to coincide with Expo 86. 1-5 Months Safe travels. 1,244m or 4,081ft) is a highway summit along the Coquihalla Highway in British Columbia, Canada. kamloops to merrit is absolutely treacherous right now, blowing blizzards and low vis, i can imagine the smasher will be 10x worse Think AWD makes you invincible in the show? For the last 10 years, Davis and his company, Jamie Davis Towing, have been performing heavy recovery and rescue services along the Coq, as its affectionately called by locals. Without knowing exactly the location you are referring to exactly, we would guess that one of these is what youve seen. Thanks for your comment! We reached out to our weather and avalanche group for clarification and they let us know that the issue is the difference between measurement of precipitation and snowfall. The weather today in Coquihalla Thursday, 02 March 2023 . Winds light and variable. Washrooms are temporarily closed between Exit 228: Coquihalla Lakes Rd and Exit 221: Falls Lake Rd for 0.7 km (6 km north of Coquihalla Summit).
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