The Government of Canada is investing $1,817,500 in the project through the Direct Delivery stream of the Build Communities Strong Fund.
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The Town of Coaldale has received $1,817,500 in federal funding through the Government of Canada’s Build Communities Strong Fund to support Phase 2 of its West Coaldale Sanitary Trunk Main Project.
The funding will support construction along 16th Avenue from Highway 845 to 23rd Street, where the Town will upsize the existing sanitary sewer to a 600mm sanitary trunk main. Once complete, Phase 2 will increase wastewater conveyance capacity, improve system efficiency, and help reduce the risk of inflow, infiltration, and backups.
“Coaldale is growing, and like many communities across Alberta, it needs infrastructure that can keep pace,” said the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada and Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre. “That’s why we’re investing in the wastewater services Coaldale needs to increase capacity for future growth and help make new residential, commercial, and industrial development possible. Through the Build Communities Strong Fund, Canada’s new government is helping build stronger communities, a stronger Alberta, and a stronger Canada."
“This project is about ensuring Coaldale has the infrastructure required to support both current residents and future growth,” said Town of Coaldale Mayor Jack Van Rijn. “By increasing wastewater capacity along 16th Avenue, we are strengthening an important part of our underground infrastructure while helping prepare the west side of our community for future residential and commercial development. We are grateful to the Government of Canada for partnering with the Town on this important project.”
The West Coaldale Sanitary Trunk Main Extension Project is a multi-phase underground infrastructure project focused on extending and upgrading Coaldale’s sanitary sewer network in west and southwest Coaldale. The project will help service lands annexed by the Town in 2017 to support long-term residential, commercial, and industrial growth.
As part of that annexation, the Town acquired approximately 1,420 acres from Lethbridge County to accommodate projected growth over the next 25 years. The annexation area includes approximately 939 acres for future residential development, 173 acres for commercial growth near Highway 3, 144 acres for industrial use, and 202 acres for public use, including parks. Following annexation, the Town completed an Infrastructure Master Plan in 2019, followed by a West Coaldale Trunk Main Preliminary Design Study in 2021. These studies helped determine the preferred alignment, pipe sizing, and slope required to service west Coaldale while maintaining effective gravity flow and avoiding, where possible, the need for an additional sanitary lift station.
Now complete, Phase 1 of the project included the installation of approximately 350 metres of600mm sanitary trunk main along the west side of Highway 845 between 14th Avenue and 16th Avenue, including tie-ins to the existing system. It also included a trenchless crossing at Highway 845 and 14th Avenue to minimize disruption and avoid major traffic impacts.
With work now underway, Phase 2 of the project shifts construction to 16th Avenue from Highway 845 to 23rd Street and is expected to continue through September 2026. Planned work includes sanitary sewer upgrades, service line connections for existing residential properties, stormwater improvements, road restoration, and construction of approximately 615 metres of new asphalt pathway along the north side of 16th Avenue.
Quick Facts
The Town of Coaldale has received $1,817,500 in federal funding for Phase 2 of its WestCoaldale Sanitary Trunk Main Extension Project through the Government of Canada’s Build Communities Strong Fund.
Phase 2 of the project will upsize the existing sanitary sewer along 16th Avenue to a 600mm sanitary trunk main.
Construction is anticipated to take place from late-May/early June through to September 2026.
Phase 2 of the project will also include stormwater improvements, road restoration, and a new asphalt pathway connection along 16th Avenue.