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Residents invited to public meeting on 16 Avenue safety

The Community Around Sixteenth Avenue group will hold a public meeting on May 31 to discuss safety issues along the 16 Avenue corridor
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The Community Around Sixteenth Avenue group (CASA) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 31 to discuss safety issues along the 16 Avenue corridor.

The Community Around Sixteenth Avenue group (CASA) will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 31 to discuss safety issues along the 16 Avenue corridor.

The meeting, scheduled to take place from 7-9 p.m. at Wix Brown Elementary School, 23851 24 Ave., will update residents on the latest activities, and possible solutions, surrounding the high-traffic roadway. There will be a review of the recently released TransLink study of 16 Avenue, and representatives on hand from the Township of Langley, RCMP and the Langley District Parents Advisory Council.

In a media release, CASA spokesperson Kevin Mitchell said that the recent decision in Abbotsford to divert up to 5,000 additional vehicles per day, combined with increased use of the 16 Avenue interchange at Highway 99, make the corridor an increasingly dangerous road.

"The safety of our residents, livestock and wildlife is at stake," he wrote.

The group is also in support of Coun. Charlie Fox's proposal for traffic lights at every major intersection throughout the Langley portion of the road.