Beaufort Avenue Upgrades
Streetscape upgrades improving safety, accessibility, and multimodal travel in downtown Comox.
Client: Town of Comox
Location: Comox, BC
Project Type: Transportation
About This Project
The Beaufort Avenue Upgrades project renewed approximately 300 metres of Beaufort Avenue between Church Street and Nordin Street, transforming a key waterfront corridor in downtown Comox. Delivered in partnership with the Comox Valley Regional District’s Sewer Conveyance Project, the streetscape improvements enhanced safety, accessibility, and multimodal transportation while modernizing aging infrastructure. Upgrades included roadway rehabilitation, new sidewalks and accessible crossings, shared cycling facilities, drainage improvements, formalized parking, upgraded street lighting, and utility improvements.
ISL served as Prime Consultant, providing detailed design, tender documentation, cost estimating, utility and stakeholder coordination, and construction administration services. Throughout design and construction, ISL worked closely with the Town of Comox, the Comox Valley Regional District, utility providers, surveyors, and contractors to coordinate construction staging, resolve utility conflicts, and integrate the streetscape improvements with the concurrent sewer infrastructure project. Construction reached substantial completion in July 2025.
Design development focused on maximizing the functionality of a constrained urban corridor while balancing the needs of pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, and adjacent businesses. Multiple roadway cross-sections were evaluated to optimize boulevard space, improve accessibility, and accommodate all transportation modes. Through proactive coordination and integrated design, ISL successfully delivered a complete streets solution that enhances mobility, supports the surrounding waterfront district, and improves the long-term performance of municipal infrastructure.
Challenges
- Challenge: Coordinating the streetscape improvements alongside the CVRD sewer conveyance project
- Challenge: Balancing pedestrian, cycling, parking, and roadway requirements within a constrained corridor
- Challenge: Managing utility conflicts and adjacent property constraints throughout design and construction
Solutions
- Solution: ISL worked closely with the CVRD, utilities, and contractors to coordinate grading, utility interfaces, and construction staging, minimizing conflicts and maintaining project schedules.
- Solution: ISL evaluated multiple cross-section alternatives to optimize boulevard space, improve accessibility, and accommodate all transportation modes while maintaining corridor functionality.
- Solution: ISL coordinated with utility providers, surveyors, and stakeholders to address conflicts, refine frontage treatments, and incorporate lighting and beacon upgrades with minimal impacts to surrounding properties.
Key Features
- Approximately 300 m of complete street improvements
- Sidewalk, accessibility, and pedestrian crossing upgrades
- Shared cycling facilities and active transportation enhancements
- Roadway rehabilitation, drainage, and utility upgrades
- Formalized parking and upgraded street lighting
- Coordinated delivery alongside the CVRD Sewer Conveyance Project
