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However, that was delayed, at least in part due to the pandemic.
Last September, TransLink initiated public consultation on the station designs for the first stage of the extension, but that was abruptly halted due to the provincial election call.
The entire seamless extension of the existing Expo Line from King George Station in Surrey City Centre to 203 Street in Langley Centre will be elevated, with a total route length of 16 km and eight new stations.
The complete cost of the project is estimated to be about $3.1 billion, including the acquisition of additional train cars and the construction of a major train yard near the Langley end of the extension.
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According to a release, a second phase of the project will be launched over the coming months to verify the results with a larger sample of data, including testing copper products on more train cars and buses, testing over a longer time period to analyze varied conditions, focusing tests on products that were most effective on transit, and public consultation.
Copper has already been deemed a durable material. The second phase will look at copper’s impact on viruses.
“We are excited about the positive results in the first phase of our copper pilot and look forward to finding out more about copper’s impact on viruses such as the ones that cause COVID-19 in the pilot’s second phase,” said Gigi Chen-Kuo, TransLink Interim CEO, in a statement.