(UPDATE: Jan. 18, 2020 @ 12:42 pm): Highway 5 is not open in both directions after an earlier vehicle incident.
Drivers are warning that the incident has resulted in delays and congestion.
OPEN - #BCHwy5 NB north of #HopeBC after earlier vehicle incident. Expect delays due to congestion. #Coquihalla #Merritt
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) January 18, 2020
(Original Story: Jan. 18, 2020 @ 11 am)
DriveBC is reporting that Highway 5 is closed northbound due to a vehicle incident just outside of Hope.
CLOSED #BCHwy5 NORTHBOUND due to a vehicle incident north of Othello Rd. just outside of #HopeBC. Assessment in progress, crews en route. Expect heavy delays and congestion. Remember, please watch out and move over to let crews through who are making their way to the scene.
— Drive BC (@DriveBC) January 18, 2020
The incident is located north of Othello Road.
An assessment is in progress, and heavy delays and congestion is expected.
Drivers are reminded to watch out and move over to let crews through who are making their way to the scene.
