rrans/Aink ‘609 -<720 Kingsway Te! obe4534500 Seu Cot etih Colombi March 5, 2009 areertaton chor ‘Township of Langley 4914 - 21st Street Langley, BC, V3A 328 Attention: Mark A. Bakken ‘Administrator Dear Mr. Bakken: Re: _ Proposed 64 Avenue Overpass at Highway 10 ‘Thank you for you leter dated March 3, 2009 which refers to a recent Council motion conceming the proposed 64 Avenue overpass at Highway 10 (the ‘Project’). As you ‘know, the Project is one of nine proposed ral overpasses included inthe Roberts Bank Rail Corridor Program which stretches from Delta to roughly 232 Street in Langley. ‘The Roberts Bank Rail Corridor Program (the ‘Program’ is a comprehensive package of road and rail improvements tobe funded by an unprecedented collaboration of twelve agencies representing local, gional, provincial and federal governments as well as Private industry. The primary objectives ofthe Program are ‘# toenhance the quality of fe in communities through which ral traffic to/from the port at Roberts Bank in Delta travels; and + toimprove the safety and efficiency of both the road and rail networks in these ‘An agreement in principle was executed on June 28, 2007 ty the partner agencies, Including Transport Canada, BC Ministy of Transportation and Infrastructure, Port ‘Metro Vancouver, TransLink, Corporation of Delta, City of Surey, City of Langley, ‘Township of Langley, BC Railway, CP Railway, CN Railway and BNSF Railway. The ‘agreement confirmed the parners’ commitment to providing over $300 million for the various projects and initiatives outlined in the Roberts Bask Rail Corridor Road / RailPropnaed S4t Auer Querpars at Highway 10. March 8, 2008 Page? of? Interface Study (the ‘Study’, including an allocation of $51 milion specifically forthe (64 Avenue Overpass to be funded by five Program pariners (i.e. TransLink, Ministry 0° ‘Transportation, Township of Langley, Transport Canada and Port Metro Vancouver). ‘The curently proposed Project alignment was brought forward by the Township of Langley in cooperation with, and with support from, the Program Partners who all, ‘deemed it to meet the objectives ofthe Program, The roe ofthe municipality in ‘advancing the Project to the implementation stage is to secure local community support and Council approval of local funding, and to manage design and construction. TransLink’s role as Program Manager is to assist the municipality wherever we can in achieving the required agreements and permits, while ensuring thatthe needs ofthe Partners and objectives of the Program are met ‘We understand that your Couneilis requesting clarification of whether engagement of te public in anew processto determine an alternative alignment would impact Program funding forthe Project. We have therefore consulted all funding partners for this Project, ‘but we cannot agres thet the alignment described inthe Study could be changed in any significant way without alo giving the funding parters an opportunity to reassess their level of contribution tothe Project. ‘We further understand that there has been some talkin the community of moving ail trafic off ofthe Roberts Bank Rail Corridor as an alternative to implementing the toad and rail improvements contemplated by the Program. We must advise that this i not a realistic o feasible option. {trust that this letter adequately addresses your Council's query of March 2. infer from ‘your letter that Council Report 09-26 on the Project will be addressed by Langley Township Couneil at ameeting on March 9. If desired, I would be happy to come to your ‘meeting to answer any further questions Council may have with regard tothe Prograzn. ‘Yours truly, Jbeeuke ‘Sheri Plewes, P Eng. ‘Vice President, Planing and Capital Manegement, TransLink (Chair, Roberts Bank Rail Coridor Program Partners Committee ‘ce: Roberts Bank Rail Coridor Partners