The section of highway between Merritt and Kamloops is the focus of this document. [...] The dramatic increase noted below in 1986 coincides with the completion of the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt and the use of Highway 5A for Kamloops bound traffic until the second phase of the Coquihalla was completed in 1988. [...] Knutsford Brake Check 4 H I G H W A Y. 5 A. –. S A F E T Y. R E V I E W Paving on Highway 5A In response to the incidents and the public concern that followed, the Ministry established a multidisciplinary team in 2010—with members from the BC Trucking Association (BCTA), ICBC, RCMP, Trucking Safety Council of BC and WorkSafe BC— to develop and implement a plan to improve safety along Highway 5A. [...] Speed Activated Curve Warning Sign, Truck Tipping Sign, CVSE Enforcement at Knutsford Brake Check 7 H I G H W A Y. 5 A. –. S A F E T Y. R E V I E W 2.3 Enhanced Enforcement Activities The ministry’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement (CVSE) program is responsible for the safety of commercial vehicles on provincial roadways. [...] The graphs on the next two pages show the locations of these crashes along the corridor.