Traffic on the Coquihalla Highway was flowing in both directions again Monday morning, after two crashes snarled traffic near Merritt, B.C.
As of 12:20 a.m. PT, all lanes were open between Hope and Merritt. Northbound lanes were closed on Sunday because of a collision at Exit 238.
CLEARED – <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCHwy5?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BCHwy5</a> NB following police incident at Mine Creek between <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/HopeBC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#HopeBC</a> and <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Merritt?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Merritt</a>. All lanes are open.
—@DriveBC
Early Monday morning, southbound traffic was still restricted to one lane nine kilometres north of Merritt because of another crash.
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