Transit users will pay more in taxes and fees under a $7 billion transit and transportation infrastructure deal between the Mayors’ Council and the province of B.C.

“​This is the largest transit funding announcement in B.C. history and one of the largest ever across this nation,” said Mayors’ Council chair and Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan. 

The announcement is Phase 2 of the 10-year transportation plan.

Corrigan said the deal includes the construction of a light rail.system to Surrey, the extension of the Millennium Line along Broadway