The BCMoT highway and road network that was considered strategic to the Games is shown in
Figure 1 below. The network was generally divided into two categories:
• Primary Olympic Network – roads that were critical and would definitely be utilized for Games
operations. These included Highway 1 west of the 1st
Avenue Interchange; Highway 99 north
of the Vancouver downtown core to Pemberton; Cypress Bowl Road to the Cypress venues;
and Callaghan Valley Road to the Whistler Olympic Park.
• Secondary Olympic Network – Alternate Routes (Contingency Roads). These included Highway
1 and Highway 12 east of 1st
Avenue and Highway 99 north of Pemberton, collectively forming
an alternative route to Whistler from the north and east.
The key challenge for BCMoT was to ensure travel‐time reliability for the Games, particularly since
the Highway 99 corridor from Vancouver to Whistler was the only realistic road option for the
transport of Olympic athletes, officials and spectators. It was imperative therefore that this corridor
would remain open at all times and provide sufficient capacity to meet projected Games‐related
transport demands