BC Hydro will spend approximately $725 million in capital construction throughout Langley over the next decade to upgrade and expand the electricity grid and provide clean power for homes and businesses in growing communities.

The next phase of highway widening through Langley this summer will provide relief for traffic congestion in the Fraser Valley.

Newcomers to British Columbia will have more help getting started in their new communities with expanded services and a new online multi-language information hub.

People will see improvements to regional travel and transit reliability with major upgrades to Highway 1 between 216th and 264th streets.

New funding for six wood-product manufacturers will grow B.C.’s value-added wood sector, fortifying local economies and creating and protecting hundreds of forestry jobs.

The Province and the Langley school district are tackling rapid community growth and increasing student enrolment with more than $67 million to create more seats, classrooms and a new school for students and families in the Willoughby Slope area.