BC’s Coquihalla Highway Reopens to Four Lanes as Repairs Continue After 2021 Floods

A collapsed section of a bridge sits in the water after severe flooding and landslides on the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt, B.C., as seen in an aerial view from a Canadian Forces reconnaissance flight on Nov. 22, 2021. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

A stretch along a key highway that sustained severe damage from landslides and flooding across southwestern British Columbia last year is back to four lanes after temporary repairs at three bridge sites.

Transportation Minister Rob Fleming says the reopening of lanes on the Coquihalla Highway is “another momentous achievement” in the rebuilding process after atmospheric rivers caused flooding and slides that inundated farmland and damaged highways.