Coquihalla Highway expected to stay closed through much of Saturday

UPDATE: 9:45 a.m.

It appears the Coquihalla Highway will remain closed for much of Saturday.

In an update Saturday morning, DriveBC says the highway between Merritt and Hope remains closed in both directions, following overnight repair work on a sinkhole south of the Great Bear Snowshed.

DriveBC says its next update on the closure likely won't come until 4 p.m., but notes that this is not an estimated time of reopening. No estimated time of reopening has been given at this time.

The sinkhole was first noticed Thursday evening. While the damage initially led to the closure of northbound lanes through Friday, southbound traffic was closed as well Friday night.

ORIGINAL: 6:30 a.m.

The Coquihalla Highway remains closed in both directions after it was closed through the night for emergenc