FRASER VALLEY – People who use transit in the Fraser Valley region will see improved transit options with increased frequency, extended hours of service, expanded handyDART service options and additional trips on the Fraser Valley Express.

To support increased ridership and the continued growth of communities in the Fraser Valley, BC Transit and the Province are partnering with local governments to expand priority transit services in the region. This continues the work the Province, BC Transit and local governments are doing to provide improved transit services.

“People use public transit when it’s reliable and affordable, when it can get them around their community to their work, school or employment,” said Dan Coulter, Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit. “This funding will keep transit accessible to everyone’s needs.”

This investment in the local-transit system ensures that public-transit services can continue to offer dependable transportation options for people in the Fraser Valley. People are seeing the enhanced service from July 2024, with implementation continuing into September 2024. Additional trips for the Fraser Valley Express will be added in January 2025, when three new vehicles arrive.

The expanded service in the Fraser Valley is part of improved transit service in communities across B.C. To support communities and ensure that people have continued access to the public transit they rely on, the Province is committing approximately $29 million for new BC Transit system expansion. BC Transit is expanding systems to shape the growth of communities that will benefit from new routes, more buses and improved service.

A backgrounder follows.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is committing approximately $29 million for new BC Transit system expansion in 36 systems around the province.

Service expansion:

Central Fraser Valley Conventional:

• Sunday service improvements on routes 31, 32, 33 and 34.
• Additional hours for on-time performance issues and service reliability.
• Introduction of service to Silver Creek Industrial Park.
• This will introduce 2,350 additional hours beginning September 2024.
• Weekday peak-frequency improvements on Route 1 and Route 2 beginning in January 2025.

Central Fraser Valley Custom:

• Custom handyDART expansion to provide Sunday and holiday service.

Fraser Valley Express:

• Introduction of 2,600 additional hours and three new heavy-duty vehicles that will support two additional in-service trips from September 2024.