Engineering Company Envisions Prince Rupert to Vancouver Coastal Highway
PGE says the concept is an early map, not an approved project, and could use about 40% existing forestry roads.
- Pedersen-Gruppen Enterprises has launched mapping for the Pacific Fjords Connector, a potential highway linking Prince Rupert to Vancouver via the Sea to Sky Highway to improve regional access.
- Currently, Prince Rupert relies solely on Highway 16 for road connections, leaving the city vulnerable when wildfires, landslides, or severe weather close the corridor; marine and air links through BC Ferries and Air Canada remain limited and costly.
- Engineer Gemunu Ranasinghe, certified in Autodesk Civil 3D for Infrastructure Design, is mapping the corridor; about 40 per cent of the route could utilize existing forestry roads covering roughly 800 to 900 kilometres.
- Co-Owner Gabriel Gruppen stated "the project has always been about starting a conversation, not presenting a finished plan," while PGE emphasized any formal proposal requires meaningful consultation with First Nations, local governments, and environmental experts.
- Groups like the Kaien Island Trails Society demonstrate how community stewardship maintains access when public resources are limited, as this highway concept asks if the North Coast should imagine a more resilient future.
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