Call me a geek but the big transportation projects of BC have always been of keen interest to me and I’ve written about many. The Kicking Horse bridge, the South Fraser Perimeter road,Port Mann Bridge and of course, the infamous Sea to Sky highway. With the discussion of road pricing and regional tolling sure to be back on the radar come fall, many have often wondered why there isn’t a toll for visitors on the Sea to Sky, which would surely be a cash cow the province could milk for a century. I revealed the reason why it can’t be tolled here back in 2010 with confidential documents from Macquarie, one of the consortium members – the sea to sky P3 agreement already had a ‘shadow toll’ included as part of the governments payments to the concessionaire: https://lailayuile.com/2010/10/25/breaking-news-bc-liberals-inked-hidden-toll-into-sea-to-sky-highway-deal-and-we-all-pay-for-the-next-25-years Even in the face of confidential documents and proof from companies promoting their involvement in the landmark project, the ministry of transportation denied it. Several times,including when the Globe and Mail’s Mark Hume picked it up. The Sea to Sky highway deal has been the subject of much speculation and discussion since I revealed those confidential documents from the concessionaire Macquarie, which indicated shadow toll [...]![]()
