Investments In Transit Infrastructure In Comox Valley To Support Regional Growth

Transit upgrades are coming to the Comox Valley.

Communities in the CVRD will receive five upgraded and new transit exchanges and other system upgrades, thanks to a combined investment of more than $8.8 million from the federal and provincial governments along with the Comox Valley Regional District.

Funding will construct or upgrade transit exchanges in five locations in the CVRD: south Courtenay, downtown Courtenay, Oyster River, downtown Comox, and North Island College campus.

Each new and rehabilitated exchange will include concrete bus bays or curb areas that can accommodate heavy-duty buses and future on-street battery-electric bus charging. The project will also include improvements to pedestrian and road infrastructure, new bike racks, and the construction of operator facilities.

The improvements should help with ridership growth and, according to those behind the project, will also support the economic and population growth of downtown Courtenay and Comox, as both communities work to address housing shortages.

The federal government is investing $3,553,946 through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.

The provincial government is investing $3,553,946 and the Comox Valley Regional District is contributing $1,776,972. Funding from all three orders of government is secured and administered by BC Transit.

For details, visit Comox Valley Regional Transit System.