Skip to content

Second 16 Avenue survey now underway on Township of Langley website

Residents have two weeks to offer feedback on proposal to expand east-west corridor through Langley
86251langley16avenueextension
Residents who would like to share their opinions about the proposed expansion of 16 Avenue are invited to participate in a Township survey, online now at tol.ca.

The second survey of Township residents about the proposed 16 Avenue expansion got underway Monday (Oct. 19).

The online poll at the Township municipal website will be up until Nov. 2.

It can be accessed here.

The second poll was ordered by council because the first, in July, drew complaints that many residents were away and could not participate.

The 16 Avenue Corridor Study was commissioned by Surrey, Langley Township, Abbotsford, provincial ministry of transportation and infrastructure, ICBC and TransLink to look at short-term, medium-term and long-term plans for the route.

The road has seen traffic increase roughly two per cent every year, going from 8,880 vehicles per day in 1992 to 12,400 vehicles in 2011.

About 13 to 16 per cent of that is truck traffic, above the average arterial road, which carries five to 10 per cent trucks.

It is a designated truck route and part of the regional Major Road Network (MRN).

The corridor study proposes short-term improvements over the next five years that include more signage and lighting, speed enforcement, pull-out lanes for slow-moving farm vehicles, reducing the number of driveways and wildlife fencing.

Medium-term improvements, six and 15 years down the line, include the Abbotsford proposal and would also add two-way left lanes and upgraded traffic signals.

Long-term improvements, beyond 15 years, call for widening the corridor to four lanes.

The 168 people who responded to the first survey listed safety and traffic congestion concerns as their top issues and said widening of the 25-kilometre road should happen sooner than scheduled.



Dan Ferguson

About the Author: Dan Ferguson

Best recognized for my resemblance to St. Nick, I’m the guy you’ll often see out at community events and happenings around town.
Read more