The Coquihalla Highway will reopen for regular traffic between Hope and Merritt, beginning tomorrow..Transportation Minister Rob Fleming made the announcement Tuesday morning..The stretch of highway closed for regular traffic on November 14, 2021 amid wide-scale devastation to the province’s highways due to flooding..More than 20 sites were damaged along 130 kms of the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt as a result of the November weather event. This includes seven bridges, several of which collapsed entirely..While the stretch is now reopened for regular traffic, drivers can expect disrupted travel patterns and reduced speed limits..“This will be a much more convenient route for people who need to travel between the Lower Mainland and the Interior, and is another significant milestone in the province’s recovery from the devastating storms,” writes the BC government in a release..Reid Small is a BC-based reporter for the Western Standard.,rsmall@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/reidsmall
