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Coquihalla & Okanagan Connector — alerts & enforcement (2026)

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Weather alerts, speed-enforcement actions, and traffic-safety coverage on the Coquihalla and Okanagan Connector highways, including province-wide commercial-driver blitzes.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Jul 8 UPDATE: Traffic flowing normally as Coquihalla vehicle fire cleared ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  2. Kamloops engulfed in fire smoke as Fraser Canyon fires seemingly explode ↗ Radio NL details
  3. Jul 5 Repairs, clean-up underway following Coquihalla Highway semi-truck fire ↗ CFJC Today details
  4. Jul 3 UPDATE: Coquihalla fully open again after semi fire ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  5. Semi-truck fire causing delays along Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt ↗ CFJC Today details
  6. Jun 30 BC Hydro expands fast-charge site at summit of Coquihalla Highway ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  7. Jun 20 Fast-moving wildfire threatens Lytton, shuts down TransCanada through Fraser Canyon ↗ Radio NL details
  8. UPDATE: Wildfire near Lytton now 'under control' at just over 700 hectares, Hwy 1 reopens ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  9. Jun 15 UPDATE: Coquihalla reopens after serious crash ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  10. Wrong-way crash on Coquihalla near Merritt leaves one dead ↗ Radio NL details
  11. Coquihalla Highway reopens after fatal wrong-way crash closes stretch ↗ CBC News British Columbia details
  12. Wrong-way driver killed in head-on crash on Coquihalla south of Merritt ↗ CFJC Today details
  13. Jun 11 Excessive speeding tickets rise across Kamloops region despite fewer overall violations ↗ Radio NL details
  14. Speeding tickets down in Kamloops area in May; excessive speeding up across the province ↗ CFJC Today details
  15. Jun 10 Hundreds of kilometres of highways and side roads in Kamloops area slated for resurfacing work ↗ CFJC Today details
  16. Jun 8 High-elevation snow possible for Hwy 97C and Hwy 3 over next 2 days ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  17. Jun 2 Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after crash on Coquihalla Highway Monday ↗ CFJC Today details
  18. May 16 Snow warning still in effect for Allison Pass, Pennask Summit and Coquihalla ↗ Castanet Kamloops details
  19. May 15 Snowfall accumulation possible on Coquihalla and Pennask Summits May long weekend ↗ CFJC Today details
  20. Snow warnings issued for Coquihalla, Connector and Hwy 3 over long weekend ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  21. May 13 VIDEO: Alberta man driving through BC gets car impounded due to ‘compounding errors’ ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  22. DASHCAM VIDEO: Alberta driver nabbed for speeding, passing on double-solid lines near Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  23. Strong wind gusts expected on the Coquihalla Highway and Okanagan Connector ↗ CFJC Today details
  24. Highway alerts issued for Coquihalla, Okanagan Connector ↗ KamloopsBCNow details
  25. May 11 “Something about our highways”: Central Interior drivers flagged in province-wide blitz ↗ Radio NL details

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