More From the 2009 Olympics
Along with the opening of the Canada Line from downtown to the airport and Richmond, BC, BCDOT has improved highway 99, the Sea to Sky highway, which leads from downtown Vancouver, BC to Whistler, site of most of the Olympic events:
http://www.seatoskyimprovements.ca/
I was on this road about 10 years ago headed to Whistler and I could see how it could have problems in the winter. It was very narrow, with rocky cliffs, and was often closed for rock and snow slides. Hopefully the work performed will eliminate these problems for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Ben