The City of Courtenay is preparing to upgrade Cousins Avenue, between Willemar Avenue and 20th Street. The project will include road improvements, repaving, and replacement of underground services that have reached the end of their life or require upsizing to serve our growing community.

This upgrade project also offered an opportunity to study current traffic flow and parking challenges in the area, and investigate road and pedestrian improvements such as:

• parking
• sidewalks
• trail connections
• curbing
• landscaping

Public Engagement

To ensure the plan ahead considers residents and businesses in the area, the City consulted with the community on design options for the corridor. Thank you to all community members who attended the open house on October 18, 2023, and completed the survey. All feedback has been incorporated into the public consultation report.

Materials from the event can be viewed here:

• Project Infosheet 
• Public Consultation Report

Public feedback has helped the project team refine three design options, which were elevaluated based on their individual merits and presented to Council on November 27, 2024. Utilizing an evaluation matrix derived directly from this consultation, Option 1 denoted in the below Staff Report was selected to move forward to detailed design in 2026.

• Options Analysis Staff Report

Project Map

Project Timeline

The below is an estimated timeline and will be updated as the project progresses:

• 2026: Detailed design begins.
• 2027: Construction starts.

Project Materials

• Information Boards
• Public Consultation Report
• Options Analysis Staff Report