Halifax Water asking for extra $12M on Sullivan’s Pond storm sewer project

Halifax Regional Water Commission on Cowie Hill Road is pictured on Sept. 8, 20025. (CTV Atlantic / Jonathan MacInnis)

Halifax Water is seeking approval for an additional $12 million in its Sullivan’s Pond storm sewer replacement project.

In an application to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board, Halifax Water said the estimated total project costs would now be $34 million if their request gets approved.

The board approved Phase 2 of the project with an estimated cost of $22 million last July.

Halifax Water received three bids for the project, with the lowest being $35 million. The utility says it would cover $30.5 million plus HST (which would equal $34 million) while the Halifax Regional Municipality would pitch in $4.7 million.

According to the application, the project will create a new full connected infrastructure to allow stormwater flow from Sullivan’s Pond to Martin’s Park in Dartmouth.

It will also allow fish to travel from the pond to the tidal water at Dartmouth Cove.

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