May 21, 2014 – Surrey, British-Columbia – Transport Canada
The Honourable Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay, P.C., Q.C., Minister of National Revenue and MP for Delta—Richmond East was joined today by B.C.’s Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone, and TransLink board chair Marcella Szel to mark completion of the accessibility and safety upgrades at the Scott Road SkyTrain Station.
Thanks to the recent upgrades to the bus exchange and parking lot completed over the last year, station access is safer and easier for customers who travel by car and bus. Accessibility has also been markedly improved following the installation of the elevator at the west-side of the station in the spring of 2012.
The completed upgrades are the result of a successful partnership between the Government of Canada, the Government of British Columbia and TransLink, working to improve access to transit throughout the region.
The cost of the Scott Road Station upgrades was $6.9 million, of which $2.02 million was provided by the Government of Canada through the Building Canada Fund, $4 million from the Government of British Columbia, and the remainder was provided by TransLink.
Scott Road Station is the first of seven stations on the Expo Line to be upgraded by TransLink with funding from the federal and provincial governments. These upgrades will ensure the rapid transit system meets the needs of passengers and the region for years to come.
Michèle-Jamali Paquette
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development
Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, Ottawa
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Media Relations
Transport Canada, Ottawa
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Robert Adam
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
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Jiana Ling
TransLink
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