Tuesday, February 11, 2025
February 11, 2025

Water main work set for Sunset Drive

North end residents feeling left out of Salt Spring Island’s roadwork will get a traffic adventure of their own, at least temporarily, as work begins around Vesuvius Bay Road and Sunset Drive on Monday, Nov. 18. 

About three weeks of traffic disruption is expected, according to officials at the North Salt Spring Waterworks District (NSSWD), who announced Vancouver Island-based Coastal Wolf Construction had been awarded a contract to replace a section of water main at the intersection.

Vesuvius Bay Road will see one-lane alternating traffic during construction, and a detour for Bayview Road’s local traffic — via Langley and Goodrich roads — will be made available.  

“It’s quite a detailed project,” said NSSWD operations manager Ryan Moray, updating the district’s board of trustees at their meeting held Thursday, Oct. 24. Moray said there would be several sections of aging asbestos cement water main replaced with thicker PVC pipe.

“That area has been prone to a number of recurring leaks, which has been somewhat problematic for downstream property owners, so we wanted to get on that,” he added. 

A dedicated temporary service bypass will be in place, according to NSSWD, which should ensure continuous water supply to customers for the duration of the project.

Details and maps are available at northsaltspringwaterworks.ca/projects/vesuvius-bay-sunset-drive.

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