Roads & Transportation

Duncan Paving crews will be carrying out pathway paving operations on Boys Road. Appropriate traffic control measures, including signage and certified traffic control personnel, will be in place throughout the work zone.

Motorists should expect delays and allow extra travel time when travelling through the area.

To ensure public safety during this phase of construction, 24-hour one-way westbound traffic will be in effect on Boys Road between Mission Road and the Trans-Canada Highway. Eastbound traffic will not be permitted through the work zone and must follow the posted detour route.

Starting Tuesday, October 7, Stone Pacific Contracting Ltd will begin replacing City of Duncan water mains along Heather St and Chesterfield Ave (see map below). 

During this period, you may experience:

• Single lane alternating traffic,
• Reduced speed zones,
• Road closures and detours, and
• Minor delays

We ask for your patience and cooperation while this essential work is completed. Please follow all posted signage and traffic control personnel instructions to ensure safety for both workers and the public.

For inquiries, contact Stone Pacific Contracting Ltd. at 250-748-2095. 

Crews will be replacing the cast iron water main on Victoria Street and Mill Street (see map below) as it has reached the end of its expected service life. The work will last approximately three weeks and access to driveways may be limited and/or closed for short periods of time as construction progresses.

During this period, you may experience:

• Increased presence of road crews and equipment
• Single alternating traffic; Flaggers in place as required
• Minor traffic delays

We ask for your patience and cooperation while this essential work is completed. Please follow all posted signage and traffic control personnel instructions to ensure safety for both workers and the public.

Starting Monday, July 13, Canada Avenue will be closed to road and pedestrian traffic in both directions between Philip Street and Sherman Road as part of the ongoing infrastructure upgrades in the area. Businesses along Canada Avenue are open and accessible during this closure, using the northbound lane on Canada Avenue between Beverly and Philip Street.

The Sherman Road roundabout will remain open (except for entering onto Canada Avenue), and Canada Avenue between Philip Street and Beverly Street will remain open to northbound traffic only. Road users should allow extra travel time through the detour routes along Philip, Mary, and Islay streets, exercising caution and reduced speeds as they travel though these residential neighbourhoods. 

Local traffic only will be permitted within the closure area, including access to the Cowichan Tribes Public Works and Emergency Services building, during this phase of construction.

The timing of the full closure aligns with the provincial fisheries window, allowing crews to safely replace two critical bridges over Bings Creek while minimizing environmental impacts to the water course and fish habitat.

Find full project details at www.northcowichan.ca/CanadaAve

Under contract with the Municipality of North Cowichan, C-1 Contractors Ltd. are scheduled to begin road construction for the Genoa Bay Road rehabilitation project starting June 30, 2026, to November 2026.

Genoa Bay Village businesses will remain accessible.

During this period, you may experience:

• single-lane alternating traffic; flaggers in place
• reduced speed zones and minor delays

We ask for your patience and cooperation while this essential work is completed. Please follow all posted signage and traffic control personnel instructions to ensure safety for both workers and the public.