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    ‘Road closures are possible’: Coquihalla expected to receive another 15 cm of snow

    The unpleasantness on the Coquihalla Highway continues today.

    Environment Canada has two yellow snowfall warnings in place for the road this morning, one for the Merritt–Kamloops stretch and one for Hope–Merritt.

    The agency is warning of up to 15 centimetres of snow on the highway today. 

    Parts of the Coquihalla this morning.Photo credit: DriveBCParts of the Coquihalla this morning.

    The snowfall is set to begin in the morning and “intensify later in the day.”

    “Visibility will likely be reduced at times,” the warnings read. “Road closures are possible.”

    A travel advisory remains in place on the highway.

    The Coquihalla was closed entirely on Tuesday morning following days of heavy snowfall. 

    Separately, Hwy 3 remains closed due to an earlier weather event.

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