Final Evergreen Line budget boosts case for SkyTrain expansion
- Media Release
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- For immediate release — November 30, 2016
Our press team is pleased to learn that the Evergreen Line to Coquitlam (now known as the Millennium Line: Evergreen Extension) has been completed for between $70 and $85 million under budget, boosting the case for expanding SkyTrain to more areas of the Lower Mainland.
Opponents of SkyTrain expansion claim that it has cost the region “too much money”, and that it is time to pursue alternatives like LRT at ground level. Despite these claims, rapid transit in Metro Vancouver has expanded faster than in any other Canadian city.
In addition, previous SkyTrain expansions have been delivered with high cost-efficiency relative to other Canadian LRT projects.[1]
As the Evergreen Extension opens for revenue service, South-Fraser commuters in Surrey and Langley are eagerly awaiting the next extension of SkyTrain from King George Station to Langley.
- The longest driverless rail system in the world
- The longest rail rapid transit system in Canada
- The most well-utilized non-heavy rail system in Canada and the U.S.
Footnotes
- Yes, the Evergreen Line was cost-efficient — Daryl’s Dialogue[↩]
Pictured in header: Render of a station on the SkyTrain Evergreen Line
SkyTrain for Surrey is a BC-based community organization that has advocated for the expansion of the Vancouver SkyTrain system, including our successful advocacy for the under-construction Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension.
Media Contact: Daryl Dela Cruz – Founder, SkyTrain for Surrey ・ Phone: +1 604 329 3529, [email protected]
