Costs climb as forestry company is forced to use detour to deliver goods
The San Group is determined to avoid the pain of another closing on Highway 4 and is building a specialized ramp to load containers on barges at Port Alberni’s deep-sea port.
Because the highway section is closed due to the 229-hectare wildfire, the company is only able to move 25 to 30 per cent of its cargo out by using an alternate route on a gravel forest service road, he said. The long-time rail advocate said, “It would cost a hell of a lot more to build an alternate highway route into Alberni than it would to restore the whole of the Island Corridor Foundation rail lines.”
Fewer trucks are able to make the four-hour trip and the bumps in the gravel road damage fragile products such as veneers, even if a truck is travelling at 10 kilometres per hour, he said. One container already brought a delivery for Paper Excellence and a second container is expected this weekend. A Paper Excellence spokesperson could not be reached.
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