Langley businesses worried about impacts as city centre revitalization gears up – BC [Video]

Businesses in Langley, B.C. are bracing for impacts as the city gets ready to revitalize its historic city centre.

Starting Jan. 2, 2025, work will begin on the Fraser Highway One-Way Project. The $18-million, two-phase project aims to improve pedestrian walkways, replace aging infrastructure, create more community spaces and revitalize the landscaping.

Phase one will begin between Salt Lane and 206 Street and will limit parking along the road.

Everything but Diamonds owner David Stingl says while businesses have known about the plans for some time, there are lingering concerns about how shops will fare once work gets underway.“We’re obviously really concerned that there isn’t a lot for the merchants in terms of making sure that the city is doing adequate marketing, that type of thing, so that people know we’re open during the closure,” he said.

“I don’t know that some of the businesses are going to survive the closure.”

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