As you know, the provincial government is building a 16-km extension of the Expo Line SkyTrain line from King George Station in Surrey to 203rd Street in Langley City. While we eagerly wait for construction to break ground on the project, I thought it would be good to look at its history so far.
The following is from the “Surrey Langley SkyTrain Project Update” from the TransLink Board’s March 24th Agenda.
December 2018 – After lobbying by the Surrey Mayor, TransLink’s Board and Mayors’ Council directed TransLink staff to develop the Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension and cancel the King George/104th Avenue LRT.
January 2019 – The TransLink Board and Mayors’ Council approved $30 million to start the development of the Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension business case.
January 2020 – The TransLink Board and Mayors’ Council endorsed a draft business case for the Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension. The project was planned to be delivered in two stages. Stage 1 would extend 7km to Fleetwood for $1.63 billion using funding reallocated from the cancelled King George/104th Avenue LRT.
October 2020 – At an announcement in Langley City’s Douglas Park, Premier Horgan announced the province would fund and deliver the Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension as one stage to Langley City.
July 2021 - Prime Minister Trudeau announced $1.3 billion in federal funding to extend the Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension 16 kilometres to Langley City. The project would be delivered in one stage for an estimated $3.94 billion.
Today - The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating a full business case for the project and proceeding with construction projects to support the Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension.
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