Work Underway on $22 Million St Rose Pumping Station

Work is already underway on the new storm water pumping station at St. Rose Beach Park. The new pumping station will be situated almost entirely below grade, centralized within the eastern portion of the site, and will include an above-grade electrical building, and an emergency back-up generator — with an architectural enclosure to mitigate sound and help respect the integrity of the existing residential area. Construction of the new flood resiliency project began in the back half of 2024 and is slated for completion by fall 2026.
The project represents a $22 million investment through the City’s Sewer and Coastal Flood Protection Master Plan (SMP) and is a proactive effort to protect neighborhoods from future flooding, improve resilience, and ensure that vital infrastructure keeps pace with the city’s evolving needs and unprecedented growth and development. Situated in the Riverside area, the new pumping station will provide an enhanced level of service for the areas between Riverside Drive to the VIA Rail Station, from Ford Boulevard to east of Lauzon Road, to mitigate the risk of flooding resulting from the type of extreme weather events that have increased in frequency over the last decade.
This significant investment in critical storm water infrastructure upgrades is intended to help relieve local street and basement flooding for more than 1,100 residential and business properties in the Riverside area and is a key part of the City's broader multi-phase strategy to address the risks posed by the increasing number of extreme weather events in recent years.