On their latest visit to check progress in Vancouver, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last week said it is satisfied that the organisers of the 2010 Winter Games have fixed two worrying problems. For more than a year, the IOC has been concerned that the Vancouver Organizing Committee (Vanoc) would not have enough rooms in the Whistler corridor for athletes, officials, technicians, and media. ...Since then, Vanoc officials have been busy finding alternative arrangements and double-checking the availability of every room and home in the area.
The IOC had also been concerned about the state of the Sea to Sky highway – a treacherous road linking Whistler with the Lower Mainland. Last week, for example, two serious crashes and a rock slide near Furry Creek closed the highway for hours at a time, serving to remind organisers that even with a $600-million upgrade, the highway remains a weak point in Olympic transportation plans.
But after 3 days of meetings with Vanoc officials, the IOC said it now believes it needs fewer rooms than expected, and that any serious road blockages on the highway will not interfere with the running of the event.
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