Transportation and Infrastructure

The Langley Chamber has advocated for and supported efforts to extend SkyTrain to Langley for over 10 years.  We are pleased to see work underway as we aim for a 2028 opening of the new line and two stations in Langley.

• Langley Chamber Joins Minister for Announcement of Final SkyTrain Approval
  • The Langley Chamber joined the provincial government in announcing the final approvals and the official launch of the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain project.  Speaking to the media, Langley Chamber CEO Cory Redekop noted SkyTrain "will serve as a catalyst for creating exciting new commercial, retail and mixed-use space for businesses to move into and grow, creating the homes for the entrepreneurs of the future, and ensuring local jobs to support our residents and underpin our community"

• Langley Chamber Hosts SkyTrain Update with Project Team, and City, Township
  • The Langley Chamber provided an opportunity to hear the very latest on the SkyTrain project, as well as redevelopment plans around the stations in both Langley Township and City of Langley.

The Gloucester business district in north-east Langley is home to many of Langley's largest businesses and their thousands of employees.  However, this area is completely unserved by transit, and severely underserved by the road network.

Currently, no bus service operated in the Gloucester district.  This has exacerbated labour challenges as workers or potential candidates who use transit are excluded from working in this area.  The area also is accessed primarily by a decades-old overpass with only one lane in each direction, causing significant backup when accessing the district.  This, coupled with the broader congestion on Highway 1, makes access in and out of Gloucester a challenge.

•  Langley Chamber Surveys Gloucester Businesses
  • The Langley Chamber has been surveying businesses in the Gloucester area to get data on the number of employees, where they travel to work from, and the importance of transit to them.  This information will be used to advocate directly with Translink and the BC government for better service
• Langley Chamber Meets with Translink CEO, Presses Gloucester Transit Fix
  • In a private meeting with the new CEO of Translink in the fall of 2022, the Langley Chamber and members of its Board of Directors pressed the need to finally address the lack of service in the Gloucester district.

Highway 1 is a critical corridor used by 80,000 vehicles per day, and is crucial to the movement of goods and services in, out and through Langley and the region.  But a lack of capacity means the highway is regularly congested, creating 1.5 to 2 hour commutes from the Fraser Valley into Vancouver.  The Langley Chamber has been actively engaging with and advocating to the provincial government on the Highway 1 expansion project

• Langley Chamber Pushes for Expedited Highway 1 Expansion, Widening through Abbotsford and Chilliwack
  • The Langley Chamber has authored a policy position calling for the Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Improvement Program to be sped up, expediting the replacement of the 264th overpass and the widening to Whatcom Road, as well as expanding the project to widen the highway through Abbotsford and towards Chilliwack, Hope, and the Highway 3 and 5 connections
• Langley Chamber Joins Province in Groundbreaking for new Glover Road Overpass, Highway Widening 
  • The Langley Chamber applauded the news that further widening of the Highway 1 was starting, with improvements being made to the corridor between 216th and 264th street.  The Langley Chamber has long advocated for the importance of increasing capacity on this critical highway