The South Fraser Perimeter Road is 80% done and will open in December 2013, announced MP Nina Grewal on Friday.
“The new road will make a significant difference in the Metro Vancouver region through improved efficiency, reliability and capacity of the Lower Mainland road network,” said Grewal in a release.
The 40-kilometre, four-lane highway will run along the south side of the Fraser River, from Delta to Langley. The roadway is meant to remove large trucks from residential streets, connect to rail and port infrastructure and shorten commuting times by as much as one hour.
The $1.264 billion project, funded by the federal and provincial governments, has also included irrigation improvements for farmland in Delta.
