Highway 97 covers Kelowna to Kamloops in about two hours by dedicated truck — but a courier network routes the same part through a regional sort hub first. For procurement managers on BC’s mining and aerospace corridor, that gap decides whether a job site waits.
Highway 16 covers 352 km between Prince George and the Alberta border, with only two real towns and a 77 km stretch through Mount Robson park with no fuel. For shippers, that’s a different kind of risk than the Coquihalla — remoteness, not just grade.
