Monday, May 4, 2026
A former vacant industrial site in Surrey’s Campbell Heights neighbourhood is playing a critical role in the construction of the Surrey Langley SkyTrain (SLS) project.
In 2024 the City of Surrey leased the 30-acre municipally-owned “Stokes Pit” site—located at the southwest corner of the intersection of 196 Street and 24 Avenue—to SkyLink Guideway Partners to build a precast concrete facility.
The SkyLink consortium, comprised of Dragados Canada, Ledcor, and SYSTRA International Bridge Technologies, is one of the three private consortiums selected by the Government of B.C. in 2024 to build the 16-km-long elevated guideway that extends the Expo Line along Fraser Highway from King George Station to Langley City Centre.
Transportation Investment Corporation (TI Corp), a Provincial Crown Corporation, is delivering and overseeing this $5.996 billion project on behalf of the Ministry of Transportation and Transit.
On March 31, 2025, the first segment was cast for the elevated guideway at the precast concrete facility. (BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit)
The concrete segments for the elevated guideway will be built at the SkyTrain precast concrete facility that includes steel buildings, utility connections and a concrete plant. Since construction of the precast facility was completed, operations at the facility have involved casting concrete SkyTrain guideway segments and transporting them to the SkyTrain route for installation.
“Surrey City Council is working to get the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension project built as quickly as possible,” said Surrey mayor Brenda Locke in a statement when the agreement was signed.
“This Pre-Cast Yard lease agreement will enable the province to speed up work on this critical project. The SLS project isn’t merely a long-awaited transportation link; it’s a transformative investment in our future that will enhance mobility and reduce travel times.”
Every segment of the elevated guideway is manufactured at a precast concrete facility in South Surrey.
More than 4,000 concrete guideway segments are being produced—each weighing about 28 tonnes.
Each segment is made of rebar and concrete. It takes 12 to 14 hours to set before the segment can be moved outside.
Segments are stored until they are transported to the guideway location where they are lifted into place.
Construction in 2025 focused on foundations for roughly 200 guideway piers and columns. In addition to the development of the pre-cast concrete facility, construction of Green Timbers and Langley City Centre stations was also begun. The anticipated in-service date is late 2029.
“The Surrey Langley SkyTrain project is going to transform the transportation experience for people across the region,” said Mike Farnworth, Minster of Transportation and Transit. “From job creation to housing and improved access to services and amenities, the new SkyTrain line will make getting around faster and more affordable for hundreds of thousands of people.”
Along with Skylink, the province also signed major construction contracts with South Fraser Station Partners, and Transit Integrators BC.
South Fraser Station Partners, the consortium responsible for the construction of the eight stations, is composed of Acciona Infrastructure, Aecon Group, Pomerleau, and AECOM Constructors. Francl Architecture and Perkins&Will will serve as the architectural design firms for the region’s newest SkyTrain stations, collaboratively working with AECOM’s architectural design division.
Transit Integrators BC—comprised of AtkinsRéalis and Western Pacific Enterprises—will install the tracks, electrical systems, and automated train control.
[This article appeared in the May/June 2026 issue of ReNew Canada.]
Featured image: The concrete segments for the Surrey Langley SkyTrain’s elevated guideway will be built at SkyLink’s precast concrete facility. (BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit)
