John,
I don't understand why this road issue is bothering people. Actually there is no issue at all. As you said the government is involved as well as the Minisitry of Health who I was employed with pre retirement. I continue to do a lot of work for them and others. (volunteeer).
We push those roads in all the time. To give these people an idea I went hunting up this logging road last year. It was 4 kilometers of bird road. I went back this season and its a big gravel 2 laner with trucks hauling logs and 2 graders. Thats in less than a year. The road runs about 40 clicks an will increase every year.
I suppose many of thee people don't see much of the bush....Don