B.C. ELECTION: Langley voters send strong message that it's time to build SkyTrain to Langley City​

Langley City and South Langley Township voters have sent a strong message that it’s time to build the full 16-kilometre Surrey-Langley SkyTrain—with the projected election of B.C. NDP candidate Andrew Mercier in Langley City (taking a seat long-held by B.C. Liberal house MLA Mary Polak) and furthermore the projected election, province-wide, of a B.C. NDP majority government.

The vote numbers in the Langley district shows that residents want SkyTrain built. In 2018, Andrew Mercier noted that discussions to bring SkyTrain to Langley have been ongoing since the 1990s. With the growth situation in Surrey and Langley, this extension is now long overdue.

SkyTrain for Surrey thanks the B.C. NDP for their strong commitment to building all 16 kilometres of the proposed Surrey-Langley SkyTrain in a single phase, reflected in their score in our Surrey-Langley SkyTrain voters guide. The B.C. Liberals received significantly lower ratings in our voters’ guide, which assessed parties’ willingness to build the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain and found that the B.C. Liberals did not make strong commitments to build the full extension.

*Update, October 25th: this statement has been edited to reflect that current district wins are projected, due to counting of mail-in ballots.

How did the parties do on commitments for the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain?

Approving the SLS business case	YES will approve	YES will approve	LIKELY indicated support	YES will approve
Committing funds from Fleetwood to Langley	YES will make SLS a provincial capital project	LIKELY committed to Mayors’ vision	UNCERTAIN has indicated support but not $ in budget	YES is in support of the full project
Completing the SLS in a single phase	YES all 16km through provincial project	LIKELY committed to Mayors’ vision	UNLIKELY has not made a specific commitment	YES is in support of the full project
Prioritizing SLS to ensure it can proceed without delays	YES has indicated SLS is the next priority	YES Mayors’ vision sets SLS as the next transpo priority	UNLIKELY Massey Bridge + highway projects could delay SLS	YES prioritize SLS first, then push for new transit to E. Langley, Fraser Valley
Keeping TransLink in good financial shape	YES extensive pre-election support to be retained	YES extensive support retained + financing reform	UNCERTAIN lack of response when asked by Mayors’ Council	LIKELY given specific support for SLS; otherwise no particular position

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