Connecting 24 Avenue at the 性视界传媒-Langley border could cost Langley Township around $5.6 million, according to an engineering report presented to Township council on Monday, Jan. 13.
The City of 性视界传媒 has completed major upgrades to 24 Avenue between 192 and 196 Streets in recent years, and a large Walmart distribution centre now sits just on the west side of the municipal border, at 196 Street.
The 性视界传媒 road has four lanes, bike paths, and sidewalks.
The Langley side, however, remains a low-density, rural and suburban neighbourhood, with a two-lane street and only partial sidewalks. There's a stop sign at the intersection with 200 Street to the east, and the stretch of 196 Street leading north to 28 Avenue is so narrow there's no painted divider line down the middle of the road at all.
In late 2024, 性视界传媒 announced an intention to open up the road, and withdrew permission for the Township to have concrete barriers on its side of the municipal border. The Township responded by moving the borders to its side of the line.
The City of 性视界传媒 confirmed that it is working with the Township on a plan to eventually open the road.
The Township had previously planned to start upgrades to the Langley side of 24 Avenue, according to the engineering report. In August 2021, the Township hired an engineering consultant to do traffic analysis and design work for upgrades and intersection improvements.
The plan would have kept 24 Avenue as a two-lane road, but it also called for a complete road resurfacing to 200 Street, expanding sidewalks, and putting a full traffic light in place at 24 Avenue and 200 Street 鈥� to handle the projected increase in traffic.
Other recommended upgrades include a crosswalk with flashing beacons at 24 Avenue and 196 Street, new left turn bays for all approaches for 24 Avenue and 200 Street, and raising the road where 24 Avenue dips at a crossing of the Little Campbell River.
The cost estimates for this work in 2022 was for $5.6 million, but that does not include the eventual widening of 24 Avenue to a full four-lane design.
The current report recommended that the Township council direct staff to review the 2022 design and prepare an updated construction estimate, schedule, and budget request.
The original plan to upgrade the road had been in an early stage in 2021, but it was put on hold indefinitely by the Township council on Dec. 5, 2022. The incoming council, after the 2022 elections, changed a number of priorities, putting some projects on hold and moving others up.
