“Another Highway 99 closure raises Olympic fears” (article url_
VANCOUVER (CBC) - A rock slide closed the highway to Whistler for seven hours Thursday, just as officials of the International Olympic Committee were holding a news conference in Vancouver on preparations for the 2010 Winter Games.
It was the second time this week that a rock slide has closed Highway 99, a vital transportation link between Vancouver and Whistler that will be used by Olympic athletes, officials and spectators when the Games begin.
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This is suprising given the major work that is being done on this highway ….
