VICTORIA — Rogers Communications announced yesterday it is expanding its wireless network along Highway 4 in British Columbia.
Fully funded by Rogers, the project includes construction of six new cellular towers and upgrades to two existing towers along the route between Port Alberni and Tofino, which “will improve cellular coverage for workers, travellers, and residents of several Vancouver Island communities,” reads a Rogers press release.
“We are proud to continue to invest and build in B.C., constructing highway connectivity projects and building critically needed networks to bridge the digital divide,” said Jorge Fernandes, chief technology officer at Rogers Communications, in the press release.
“Highway 4 is a vital route, and this project will provide 85 kms of new service and resolve spotty coverage, improving safety and reliable connectivity as soon as possible for all who depend on it for commercial transportation, tourism and travelling to and from their homes,” Fernandes said.
“For people travelling between Tofino and Port Alberni, whether they’re locals, people visiting family, or those here to enjoy the beauty of the West Coast, Highway 4 can be cause for concern,” said Josie Osborne, MLA for Mid Island–Pacific Rim.
“Our government is hard at work making safety improvements to the highway and increasing cellular coverage along the same stretch, meaning people will be even safer. I want to thank Rogers for doing this work and improving service for everyone on our coast.”
Rogers has previously partnered with the B.C. government through the Connecting British Columbia program, which is administered by Northern Development Initiative Trust, and has been working with all levels of government to make network and technology investments throughout B.C., including recent cellular expansions along Highways 14, 16, and 95 and 97.
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Photo of B.C.’s Highway 4 borrowed from Rogers’s website.
