Construction Begins to Complete Prince Road Storm Sewer Outlet

Today, Mayor Drew Dilkens was joined by Ward 2 Councillor Fabio Costante and City administration to announce the upcoming construction of the Prince Road Storm Sewer Outlet.
Awarded to SheaRock Construction Group, this project will cost $7,888,220 and have a target completion date of November 2025.
This work is part of a larger multi-phase, multi-year Prince Road Storm Sewer Project and will extend the current Prince Road trunk westerly along Chappell Avenue, crossing Essex Terminal Railway (ETR) rail and continuing through the southern part of 3800 Russell Street to a new outlet chamber and pumping station at McKee Creek.
This project has made significant critical storm and sewer infrastructure upgrades to relieve local street and basement flooding for a service area of 390 hectares, benefiting approximately 3,500 residential and business properties. Over the last 25 years, the City has spent approximately $15 million on improvements.
Following severe flooding events in 2016 and 2017, the Sewer and Coastal Flood Protection Master Plan (SMP) was completed in 2020 to help the City understand the causes of local flooding, evaluate short-term and long-term solutions, and complete preliminary design and cost estimates for drainage improvements.
The SMP further analyzed the recommendations from the Prince Road Sewer Study that was completed in 2001, which included considerations for extreme precipitation and high surface water levels when developing flooding solutions.
In 2024, the City will spend $61.4 million on sewer and stormwater upgrades, which is part of a 10-year capital plan approved in last year’s capital budget to invest $1.9 billion to sustain the city’s future growth and development.