Comox Road Sewer Project

The City is launching a sewer project that will protect the Courtenay River and estuary by decommissioning an aging sewer pipe that crosses the Courtenay River. To do so, sewage from properties in the areas around Lewis and Simms Parks will be rerouted to a new pipe along Comox Road to the Courtenay Pump Station.

Special Notice:
Please be advised that two overnight road closures will take place on Thursday, October 10, starting at 7 p.m., until the morning of Friday, October 11 at 6 a.m. The City of Courtenay will be repaving the eastbound and westbound lanes of the 5th Street hill approach to the bridge as well as the intersection at 5th Street and Cliffe Avenue along with the closure of the Old Island Highway, between Comox Road and Puntledge Road.

Map for October 10th overnight road closures:

Current Notices:

• Overnight Road Closures: A section of the Old Island Highway, between Comox Road and Puntledge Road (in front of the skate park) will be closed overnight (7 p.m. to 6 a.m.) on weekdays, beginning Oct. 2. This includes the intersection of Old Island Hwy and Puntldge Road. The closures are expected to continue to Oct. 19.
  >  Access to Lewis Centre: Parking lots remain open and access is availble from Ryan Road side. Please note, traffic headed east on 5th Street will be detoured to Comox Road, Hwy 19A Bypass and onto Ryan Road.

• Daytime Road Work—Old Island Highway.  Construction for the Comox Road Sewer Project continues on the Old Island Highway. The work will take place from Comox Road to the Lewis Centre and is expected to be complete in late October. Traffic will continue to flow in both directions. Please slow down as lanes are shifted to make way for ongoing work.

About the Project:

• The work will occur on Comox Road (between Hwy 19A bypass and Old Island Hwy/5th Street), and around Lewis and Simms Parks and the Lewis Centre.
• Construction will start in June 2024 and is expected to be completed in November 2024.
• Roadway work will be completed in summer, with Old Island Hwy and Hwy 19A bypass construction scheduled for nights.
• Work in/around the parks will begin in fall, after summer programming is completed.
• Single lane alternating traffic will be in place for an extended period on Comox Road. 
• Edgett Excavating Ltd. is the project contractor.

The map below highlights the project area:

What’s Happening Now:

• Connection completed at Hwy 19A Bypass.
• Pipe installation on Comox Road complete. Repaving to occur in later October.
• Pipe installation underway on Old Island Highway - continuing to end of October.
• Work to begin in Lewis Park mi-October.
• Edgett Excavating Ltd. was awarded the contract in May 2024.

Cost and Funding:

The total construction costs are $2.7M to be funded from a combination of long-term borrowing and reserves.