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RBRC PANORAMA RIDGE
WHISTLE CESSATION PROJECT
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The Roberts Bank Rail Corridor
The Roberts Bank Rail Corridor (RBRC) is an important 70-kilometre stretch connecting
Canada’s largest container facility and coal terminal at Roberts Bank with the
North American rail network. It carries increasing volumes of international freight
through the communities of Delta, Surrey, Langley City and Langley Township.
The Challenge
Identifying Solutions
The Roberts Bank Rail Corridor consists
mostly of single rail track and currently
carries up to 18 trains per day, each up
to 9,500 feet in length. By 2011, the
volume of train traffic is forecasted
to increase to 21 trains per day with
some trains up to 12,000 feet long.
About 388,000 vehicles per day
cross the tracks at 66 crossing sites.
This is estimated to increase to
In 2007, the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor:
Road/Rail Interface Study prioritized
the optimal locations for investment
in road/rail grade separation
projects. Careful consideration was
also given to selected road closures,
network reconfigurations, and traffic
management measures designed
to maximize benefits to motorists,
railways and neighboring communities.
560,000 vehicles per day by 2021.
With the future increases in both train
traffic and vehicle traffic, the existing
at-grade rail crossings present a
major challenge to both rail operation
efficiency and road network efficiency
for the surrounding communities.
www.robertsbankrailcorridor.ca

The Roberts Bank
Rail Corridor Program
Following completion of the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor: Road/Rail
Interface Study, nine road-rail projects in Delta, Surrey, and the City and
Township of Langley have been identified for implementation by 2014.
Roberts Bank
Rail Corridor
PROJECTS
Roberts Bank Rail Corridor project
91
41B Street at Deltaport Way
80 th Street
91
152 nd Street
Panorama Ridge Whistle-Cessation
196 th Street
Langley City
192 nd Street
54 th Avenue
232 nd Street
64 th Avenue at Hwy. 10
Abbotsford
11
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Calgary
Regina
Winnipeg
Chicago
M
Toronto
Roberts Bank
17
Langley Township
MEXICO
Busan
Shenzhen
Tokyo
Shanghai
Hong Kong
CANADA
UNITED STATES
Singapore
The nine new projects, including eight grade-separations and a
railway siding project, will:
• enhance the efficiency and safety of rail operations.
• accommodate the anticipated growth in trade-related traffic.
• improve the flow of local traffic.
• improve traffic safety and provide for better access
by emergency vehicles during train events.
• reduce idling of vehicles at level crossings, energy
use, and greenhouse gas emissions.
www.robertsbankrailcorridor.ca

The Partners
Together, the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor partners have succeeded in aligning the
local interest in quality of life with the national interest in trade competitiveness.
The unprecedented close collaboration among stakeholders has
resulted in an overall package of road and rail improvements worth
approximately $360 million, cost-shared among the various partners.
The partners in this program will contribute a total of $307 million for the
construction of nine road-rail projects. Additionally, the railways will invest
roughly $60 million in rail infrastructure to increase capacity along the corridor
to meet the needs of shippers and improve supply chain efficiencies.
www.robertsbankrailcorridor.ca

Panorama Ridge
Whistle Cessation Project
The Panorama Ridge Whistle Cessation Project is one of nine road-rail projects comprising
the RBRC Program.
Along with the planned increase in the number of trains, the length of trains is
planned to increase. In order to provide for the passing of inbound and outbound
trains, an uninterrupted railway siding with a length of 3,660 metres, (12,000 feet)
will be required. This can be achieved by extending a siding from Mud Bay eastward
to roughly 146th Street.
This will require the following:
• Closure of the street-level railway crossings at 125A Street
and 131A Street (Colebrook Road), and of private crossings
in the vicinity of 139th Street and 148th Street.
• Colebrook Road will be extended along the north side of the
railway from 131A Street to 146th Street, the east side King
George Boulevard on/off ramp.
• The existing street-level railway crossing at 144th Street,
the west side King George Boulevard on/off ramp, will be
closed and relocated to 146th Street.
In addition, the following existing street-level railway crossings will be upgraded in
order to achieve whistle cessation, and will include gates, bells and lights:
• 127A Street
• 160th Street
• 164th Street
• 168th Street
• 184th Street
• 56th Avenue
Combined with other initiatives in the area, including the RBRC Program’s 152nd Street
Project and the 192nd Street/54th Avenue/196th Street “Combo” Project, this project will
eliminate train whistling for all of the railway corridor through Surrey.

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A Vision of the Future:
Tentative Project Timelines:
• The detail design stage is nearing
completion, subject to input from this
Open House.
• The City is in the process of obtaining
the necessary Canadian Environmental
Assessment Agency (CEAA) and Water
Act approvals.
• Depending on the timing of the
approvals, preload will begin either in the
fall of 2011, or 2012.
• Project completion is required by 2014.