Work to revitalize an area in the heart of Langley is proving to be a headache for some local businesses.
The Fraser Highway One-Way project broke ground earlier this year.
The City of Langley says it is working to improve infrastructure and utilities, while landscaping the area and adding new public gathering spaces.
But the work has shut down the one-way street just steps away from local storefronts, where some business owners say they’re now taking painful hits to their bottom line.
“Obviously, we planned that things were going to slow down a little bit, but not to the degree that they have. Our Monday to Thursday sales have basically disappeared,” said Jordan Brown, general manager and chef at Steven’s Cocktail Corner Bar.
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“Our population we were serving during those days were elderly people, and unfortunately, a lot are in walkers and wheelchairs and with the construction right now, those …