Highway 19A Bypass Closures Next Week In Courtenay

As part of the City of Courtenay’s Comox Road Sewer Project, the Highway 19A Bypass will be closed at Comox Road between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. on the nights of July 8th, 9th and 10th.

The City says a full closure is needed due to the depth and size of the excavation required to complete connections at the intersection of the bypass and Comox Road.

The work has been scheduled to minimize daytime traffic disruptions and to avoid long weekend activity in the area.

The detour route will use 5th Street onto Highway 19A in front of Lewis Park and Lewis Centre. There will be no access to Comox Road from the Bypass.

The Comox Road Sewer Project will help protect sensitive marine habitat by decommissioning an aging sewer pipe that crosses the Courtenay River.

The project will reroute sewage collection from areas around Lewis and Simms parks to a new pipe on Comox Road. Once the new pipes are installed, the existing pipe crossing the river will be decommissioned.

Construction is already underway and is expected to be completed in November 2024.

To learn more about the Comox Road Sewer Project, visit City of Courtenay.