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A new online poll suggests that a majority of Surrey residents are in favour of a planned light-rail project running between three of the city’ centres.

The study was conducted by Research Co., and asked the opinions of 635 adults in Metro Vancouver on the proposed Surrey-Newton-Guildford line and the extension of SkyTrain’s Millennium Line from VCC-Clark to Arbutus in Vancouver.

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“Most residents of Metro Vancouver are keen to see these transportation projects through,” said Research Co. president Mario Canseco.

On the topic of the $1.65-billion light-rail line, for which the procurement process began last month, the survey showed that 68 per cent of Metro Vancouver residents say they agree with the construction of the LRT project. Among respondents who are Surrey residents, 62 per cent are in favour of the project, and 34 per cent are not.

“What’s interesting to me is there’s a higher level of strong opposition than moderate, so there’s definitely people who are dead set against this … but there’s definitely a high level of support. It’s almost two to one when you look at support versus opposition to LRT,” said Canseco.