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Posted 17 November 2018 - 01:24 PM

Vancouver, BC Sun, 11/15/18:


 

TransLink Mayors' Council votes to suspend Surrey light rail, start SkyTrain planning

 

 

 

Despite having numerous unanswered questions, TransLink’s Mayors’ Council voted to indefinitely suspend work on light rail in Surrey and begin planning a SkyTrain line to Langley.

 

“We’re pleased on behalf of all of our residents in Surrey … that we have changed the rapid transit project in the city of Surrey from light rail to SkyTrain along the Fraser Highway,” Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum said after a Mayors’ Council meeting on Thursday.

 

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Posted 17 November 2018 - 01:27 PM

City News, 11/16/18:

 


 

Light rail advocate believes LRT plan was destined to fail

 

 

It was ill-conceived, and not properly promoted.

 

That’s what LRT supporters are saying, a day after Metro Vancouver mayor’s council voted to suspend construction of the light rail line in Surrey.

 

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Posted 05 December 2018 - 01:20 PM

Railway Age, 12/5/18:

 

 


 

Light rail project off; Vancouver SkyTrain funded

 

 

The Translink Mayors’ council, which oversees Metro Vancouver’s public transport operator, has voted to suspend the C$1.65 billion ($1.2 billion) development of a light rail network in Surrey, the second-largest city in British Columbia.

 

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Posted 06 November 2019 - 11:31 AM

Progressive Railroading, 11/5/19:

 


 

TransLink seeks public feedback on Surrey Langley SkyTrain project  

 

 

 

TransLink this month is seeking public feedback on the elevated guideway placement and accessibility of the proposed 10-mile SkyTrain Expo Line extension from the King George Station to Langley, British Columbia.

 

 

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Posted 09 September 2021 - 11:26 PM

Vancouver Urbanized, 9/9/21:

 


 

   Rail rapid transit needed from Surrey City Centre to Newton: business group    

 

 

In the midst of the federal election campaign, the Newton Business Improvement Association (NBIA) is advocating levels of government to bring fixed-rail rapid transit to Surrey’s neighbourhood of Newton.

 

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