Surrey-Langley SkyTrain Project reaches milestone - BERITAJA

The state is marking a milestone successful the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain Project.

Construction is now underway connected the 8 stations on the line, which will recreation 16 kilometres and is expected to beryllium completed successful precocious 2029.

“Everyone needs to get to school, activity aliases appointments, and each the amended if commutes spell quickly pinch a minimum of stress,” said Premier David Eby successful a statement.

“This caller hold links the increasing region southbound of the Fraser pinch the remainder of Metro Vancouver, making commuting faster and easier, while relieving postulation congestion. With each 8 caller SkyTrain stations now nether construction, we are person to riders moving from Langley City Centre to downtown Vancouver successful a small complete an hour.”

This task will widen the Expo Line from King George Station successful Surrey to Langley City Centre and will link those residents to the different SkyTrain lines servicing Burnaby, New Westminster, Port Moody, parts of Coquitlam and downtown Vancouver.

“The Surrey-Langley SkyTrain hold is about much than conscionable moving group — it’s about building stronger, more-connected communities,” Mike Farnworth, B.C.’s Minister of Transportation and Transit, said successful a statement.

“This task will trim congestion, trim commute times and supply a reliable proscription for the region’s increasing population.”

Station instauration activity is already complete astatine six stations, pinch activity continuing astatine 152 Street Station and opening astatine Willowbrook Station, the state said successful an update connected Friday.