Construction for the Comox Valley Sewer Conveyance Project will be continuing along Beaufort Avenue, between Wilcox Street and Church Street this week.

There are some detours in place, but businesses will be open and it could be complicated getting around this week.

While work is to begin today, due to the nature of construction, staff can’t give exact dates on when the traffic pattern change will occur.

The CVRD says its goal is to provide residents with as much access to homes or businesses as possible, however it notes that unforeseen issues may arise which require changes.

The Sewer Conveyance Project is a multi-year construction project that is replacing the pipes and upgrading 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 routes sewer pipes further inland where they will no longer be vulnerable to damage by waves, rocks, logs and weather.

The CVRD says one of the most important goals of the project is to protect the shoreline and waters throughout the Comox Estuary, Point Holmes, Goose Spit coastlines, as well as Baynes Sound.

To learn more, visit Engage Comox Valley.