Surrey council approves 72 Avenue expansion project [Video]

Surrey council has given the green light to an extension project for 72 Avenue.

In a meeting Monday evening, council voted unanimously to expand the section of the road between 152 Street and Highway 15 to include four-lane roads and shoulders on both sides.

“People drive cars in our city and they will for the foreseeable future. We need this infrastructure,” said Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke.

“Surrey is larger than Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond put together. Getting around is challenging,” she said.

Council members agreed the expansion would improve traffic flow and reduce congestion along 72 Avenue, and its parallel routes of Highway 10, 64 Avenue, and 88 Avenue. The increased infrastructure will also support Surrey’s rapid population growth, council said.

“Surrey is growing at the rate of 1,200 and 1,500 people every month. The road networks in Surrey are very difficult to navigate and there are very few of them,” …