TransLink opens second round of public engagement with Surrey Langley SkyTrain project details

Nov. 4, 2019
The new round of engagement comes after TransLink received approval in July to move forward with the project development. 

TransLink announced a second round of public engagement on the proposed Surrey Langley SkyTrain project after receiving direction from the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation in July to move forward with project development. 

The new round of engagement will also ask for feedback on the proposed rapid transit on 104 Avenue and King George Boulevard.  

While current available funding would enable an extension to 166 St in Fleetwood, subject to business case approval by senior governments, TransLink has been tasked with planning for the full 16-km (9.9-mile) line to 203 St in Langley City Center. 

This stage of engagement provides the public with new details about the project, including the location of the proposed SkyTrain guideway along Fraser Highway – where it is north, south, or center-running. Several factors were considered when deciding where the elevated guideway will be constructed including minimizing: 

  • Footprint impacts to environmentally sensitive areas; 

  • Property impacts; 

  • Project-related costs; 

  • The number of times the guideway crosses over Fraser Highway; 

  • Traffic impacts; and 

  • Construction impacts. 

In this phase of engagement, TransLink is also asking for feedback on: 

  • Access to the SkyTrain and its integration with other modes of transportation, such as walking, cycling and driving; 

  • Topics of review in the Environmental Screening Review (ESR); and 

  • Rapid transit on 104 Avenue and King George Boulevard. 

Feedback will help to inform the project design.