Queensway to Close to Traffic

PRINCE GEORGE – A major route through the city will soon be shut down for several weeks. As of November 7th, Queensway at the intersection of Patricia will be closed to make way for the installation of a new sanitary sewer line along lower Patricia Boulevard.

The upgrade will allow for more capacity to serve the industrial area to the east of Queensway,  which will be required for any further housing or commercial development. The sewer upgrade is part of a larger project to upgrade aging infrastructure in the vicinity of City Hall that is at capacity, in poor condition, or at high risk of failure.

The new sanitary sewer is about 1km long and extends from the intersection at 7th and Dominion, past City Hall, to Patricia Boulevard, across Queensway, and along the base of the Patricia Boulevard escarpment to a lift station at 4th Avenue and London Street. From there, the new sewer line will join the existing City sanitary sewer system that connects to the Wastewater Treatment Plant on Lansdowne Road more than 5km away.

Adam Homes, Director of Engineering with the city says the work is being done while the groundwater is the lowest,  and recognizes the inconvenience to motorists who use the thoroughfare.  Homes says “while this work to upgrade our sewer system is critical, we recognize that closing Queensway will pose a major inconvenience and we are doing everything we can to make sure the closure is as short as possible.”