Fraser Highway in Surrey limited to local traffic for SkyTrain beam lifts

Fraser Highway between Whalley Boulevard and 140th Street in Surrey will be open to local traffic only from Thursday, Nov. 12 to Saturday, Dec. 12, the Government of B.C. announced, Daily Hive Vancouver reported. Crews need the room to lift beams into place above the road for the future SkyTrain extension.

Alternate routes include 96th Avenue, 100th Avenue and King George Boulevard, so commuters who don't qualify as local should plan for a detour. Emergency services and service providers keep access to the closure area, according to the Surrey Langley SkyTrain Project. The traffic changes apply around the clock, while crews work Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Pedestrians and cyclists can use the north side of Fraser Highway, though overhead work will bring intermittent stoppages. The multi-use pathway on the south side is local access only. Nobody will be able to get to or from 138th Street north of Fraser Highway until Friday, Dec. 18, 2026.

The beam work is one step toward a late 2029 opening. If all goes as planned, elevated guideway construction wraps up in mid-2027, with stations and related work done in late 2028, and full system testing begins in late 2026. A one-train ride from Langley City Centre Station to Waterfront Station is to take 65 minutes, and 22 minutes to King George Station. The line also prompted Surrey to draft the Clayton Corridor Plan for high-density, transit-oriented development, which city council is expected to finalize in 2027.