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New sewer line construction to start next week

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. – Crews will be on site starting Monday, July 9th, for the construction of a new sewer line.

The work is happening along Highway 19A between the Maritime Heritage Centre and 1st Avenue in Campbell River.

The construction marks the first stages of a three-year waterfront project. It will help provide increased capacity and services to residents.

Work will start up at the Maritime Heritage Centre, and move down south with the pipe installed primarily on the west side of the roadway.

The new line will replace aging infrastructure and expand system capacity.

“The start of this work represents an important step forward for the community of Campbell River,” said Mayor Andy Adams, in a city-issued release.

“The project will replace and upgrade aging infrastructure to ensure protection of our waterfront environment and provide increased capacity for growing developments in the Willow Point and Jubilee areas – for the benefit of current and future residents and visitors for many, many years to come.”

During most of the construction period, two-way traffic will be in place along the highway, but drivers are advised to expect slower speeds, and to be prepared for single-lane alternating traffic to be put in place intermittently. Roadside parking will not be available during construction. Signs will be posted and traffic control personnel will be on site.

Engineers from Stantec Consulting are leading the design for the gravity main project, and J. Cote & Son Excavating Ltd. will lead the construction work.

The work is scheduled to be completed in October.

Over the next three years, the waterfront sewer project will see the installation of a new force-main along Highway 19A from Lift Station No. 7 (Simms Creek) to 1st Avenue in 2020.

Crews will also be upgrading pump stations along the route and connecting the new sewer to new and existing stations, addressing several existing gravity main connections.

Further details on the project can be viewed via this link.

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