Construction To Begin Next Week On Comox Valley Sewer Conveyance Project

Construction is set to begin next week on the Comox Valley Sewer Conveyance Project.

It’s a multi-year construction project that will replace the pipes and upgrade the pump stations that move more than 14,000 cubic metres of raw sewage each day to the sewage treatment plant on Brent Road.

The new system will route sewer pipes further inland where they will no longer be vulnerable to damage by waves, rocks, and logs and, thereby, will protect the beaches and waters throughout the Comox Estuary and Point Holmes and Goose Spit coastlines, as well as Baynes Sound.

Construction on the sewer force Maine will begin on Monday in Comox, along Beaufort Avenue and Stewart Street. Residents can expect full road closures from the intersection at Beaufort Avenue and Jane Place to the intersection at Stewart Street and Comox Avenue. Work is scheduled Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm.

Last week, a combined $13.3-million dollars was announced for the project from the federal, provincial, and municipal governments.

Part of the money will go toward the replacement of the current Courtenay pump station, which is susceptible to coastal and river flooding, and poses an environmental risk to waters throughout the Courtenay River Estuary, Comox Harbour, and surrounding agricultural areas.

The work will also include mechanical and electrical upgrades to two other pump stations currently subject to flood risks, and the replacement and relocation of over 9 km of sewer force-main, the pipeline that transfers wastewater from the pump station to the pollution control centre.

Rerouting the current sewer force-main further inland will help ensure it will withstand damage from shoreline erosion, water, rising sea levels, rocks, logs, storms, and earthquakes.

Additional work will include beautification of the site through the completion of a mural by a K'ómoks First Nation artist, landscaping, and the construction of buried utilities and linkage to the existing system.

To learn more, visit Comox Valley Sewer Conveyance Project.