Improvements to flood protection infrastructure will help the Village of Tahsis become more resilient to riverbank and coastal floods after a combined investment of more than $2.8 million from the federal, provincial, and local governments.
This project involves constructing two flood walls and an earth berm along the North Maquinna Drive from north of Rogers Street to Head Bay Road to safeguard the Village from extreme weather events. These new protective measures will include internal drainage improvements such as catch basins, leads, and flap gates along the roads. There will also be rock or other material installed to protect shoreline structures against water, wave, or ice erosion and to stabilize the riverbank.
These upgrades will protect existing local public and private assets and essential infrastructure such as the public works yard, the fire hall, water supply and well pumping station, as well as schools, which are currently at risk of flooding from storms and rising sea levels.
