Rogers accelerates construction of Highway of Tears expansion project

HAZELTON, B.C. – Rogers Communications announced today it will deploy two more cellular towers as it accelerates construction on its project bringing wireless service to B.C.’s Highway 16, also known as the Highway of Tears. Rogers announced last April it would be building new cell towers along Highways 14 and 16 to improve connectivity on these routes. For Highway 16, there is to be 12 new towers built – the first of which Rogers started construction on last December. The first tower is to provide coverage between Prince Rupert and Prince George, while the two towers announced today will proved...