Ottawa, B.C. restate backing for two major transit projects in Metro Vancouver
SURREY, B.C. — The federal and British Columbia governments reiterated their commitment Tuesday to funding two major rapid transit projects in Metro Vancouver.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier John Horgan stood together to show their support for the Broadway subway project in Vancouver and a new light rail transit line in Surrey.
Ottawa and B.C. are spending more than $3 billion on the projects, which will see 5.7 kilometres of track and six stations added to the SkyTrain line along Broadway, helping to ease congestion on the busy corridor connecting east and west Vancouver.
The Broadway subway is slated to carry 5,100 more passengers an hour in each direction than the bus service it will replace.