Capital Projects

There are numerous capital projects approved for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and they are listed by neighbourhood below. Many of them require extensive engineering and design that takes place over several years. Others are single year projects that will be completed in 2025.

The Municipality’s capital projects are implemented based on the approved capital budget which typically involves building new infrastructure or assets as well as maintaining and improving existing infrastructure.

Occasionally, projects are cancelled or changes are made throughout the year for many reasons. Information on this page is updated once the budget is approved and when a capital project report is presented to Council. This capital project overview is intended to make it easier for people to find information about the planned projects happening in each neighbourhood ahead of construction season.

Please note: this page may not reflect every item included in the capital budget, such as equipment purchases. Also, some projects are listed in more than one neighbourhood due to the work scope.

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Please note: Some projects will not be listed in the construction updates if the construction phase hasn't begun yet. Construction updates are typically provided 1-2 weeks before crews arrive on site to begin work.

Capital Projects by Neighbourhood

Status Definitions

Active: Design/construction phase is underway.

On Hold: Original project timeframe will not be met.

Cancelled: Original project will not take place.

Substantially Complete: Majority of the project work is complete, deficiencies and warranty work may remain.

Complete: Project is finished and turned over to municipal operations to manage.

Anzac

Project	Neighbourhood	Status
Lagoon Expansion Phase 1 & Phase 2 Construction plus	Anzac	Active
Lagoon Expansion Phase 1 & 2 Construction plus Forcemain & A1 Lift Station Upgrades - Design & Construction	Active	Active
Recreation Centre Culvert, Asphalt and Curb Replacement - Design	Anzac	Active
Rural Community Placemaking - Design	Anzac	Active
Egress Road-Construction	Anzac	On Hold
Egress Road-Design	Anzac	On Hold
Walking Paths - Design	Anzac	Active

Conklin

Project	Neighbourhood	Status
Columbarium-Cemetery	Conklin	Active
Firehall water and Sewer Upgrades	Conklin	Active
Lake Shore Cemetery Fence	Conklin	Active
Northland Drive Walking Trail Repairs - Design & Construction	Conklin	On Hold
RWSS - Christina Lake Drive Contract 4A, 4B, 4C - Construction	Conklin	Active
Sewage Lagoon - Design	Conklin	Active
Sewage Lagoon - Construction	Conklin	Active
Water Treatment Plant Upgrades	Conklin	Active

Draper

Project	Neighbourhood	Status
Community Gathering Place-Design	Draper	On Hold
Community Sign Upgrade	Draper	Complete
Draper Trail Culvert	Draper	Active
Garden Lane and Riverbend Close Road Rehabilitation - Construction	Draper	Substantially Complete

Fort Chipewyan

Project	Neighbourhood	Status
Columbarium - Contract #02	Fort Chipewyan	On Hold
Airside Pavement Rehabilitation - Construction	Fort Chipewyan	Substantially Complete
Lift Station Upgrades-Construction	Fort Chipewyan	Substantially Complete
Reservoir Capacity Expansion-Design	Fort Chipewyan	On Hold
Reservoir Return to Service - Construction	Fort Chipewyan	Active
Six Bay Garage & Animal Control Facility	Fort Chipewyan	Active
Water & Sanitary Sewer - Pre & Design	Fort Chipewyan	On Hold
Water & Sanitary Sewer - Construction	Fort Chipewyan	On Hold
Rural Community Placemaking	Fort Chipewyan	Active

Fort McKay

Project	Neighbourhood	Status
Community Centre	Fort McKay	Active

MIEX Project - Design	Fort McKay	Active
Range Road 1109 Improvements - Design & Construction	Fort McKay	Active
Raw Water Supply Infrastructure-Construction	Fort McKay	Active
Waterline and Sidewalk Upgrade - Design	Fort McKay Road South	Complete
Waterline and Sidewalk Upgrade - Construction	Fort McKay Road South	Complete
Water Supply Infrastructure Rehabilitation - Design	Fort McKay	Active
Egress Road - Design	Fort McKay	On Hold

Fort McMurray/Urban Area

Project	Neighbourhood	Status
Pumphouse Membrane Replacement & Optimization	Abasand	Oh Hold
Abasand Columbarium	Abasand	Active
Abasand Underground Infrastructure Assessment	Abasand	Active
Active Transportation Phase 2	Fort McMurray	Active
Active Transportation Phase 3 - Design	Fort McMurray	Active
Albion Drive Full Rehabilitation	Abasand	Active
Basketball Court Replacements	Multiple locations	Complete
Greenspace Restoration	Beacon Hill	Substantially Complete
Bear Paw Playground Restoration - Design	Timberlea	Complete
Birchwood Trails Bridge Rehabilitation	Thickwood/Timberlea	Substantially Complete
Cemetary Expansion - Design	Abasand	Active
Chemical Storage Facility	Fort McMurray	Substantially Complete
Christina Gordon School Inclusive Playground	Parsons Creek	Substantially Complete
Clearwater Park System (Riverside Park System) - Remediation	Fort McMurray	Substantially Complete
Compost Facility Stockpile Repairs	Fort McMurray	Complete
Confederation Way Sanitary Sewer Phase 2 - Construction	Fort McMurray	Substantially Complete
Deep Utilities and Culvert Rehabilitation - Construction	Fort McMurray	Active
Disc Golf Design (SOC and Lions Club)	Fort McMurray	Active
Downtown Parking Lot - Design & Construction	Fort McMurray	Substantially Complete

Drainage Improvements (schools and tot park)	Parsons Creek/Brett Drive	Active
Drainage Improvements (Playgrounds & Outdoor Fitness Modules)	Fort McMurray	Active
Father Mercredi Street - Site Remediation	Fort McMurray	Active
Flood Mitigation - Design	Fort McMurray	Active
Flood Mitigation - Reaches 1, 2, 9 Enhancements - Design	Fort McMurray	Active
Flood Mitigation - Reaches 3 Enhancements - Design	Fort McMurray	Active
Flood Mitigation - Reaches 4 Enhancements - Design	Fort McMurray	Active
Flood Mitigation - Reach 5	Fort McMurray	Active
Flood Mitigation - Reach 6 - Design	Fort McMurray	Active
Flood Mitigation - Reach 7	Fort McMurray	Complete
Flood Mitigation - Reach 8	Fort McMurray	Substantially Complete
Flood Mitigation Reach 10-1	Fort McMurray	Substantially Complete
Flood Mitigation Reach 10-2 - Design	Fort McMurray	Active
Flood Mitigation Reach 11	Fort McMurray	Substantially Complete
Flood Mitigation - TaigaNova North - Construction	Fort McMurray	Active
Flood Mitigation - Underground Enhancements	Fort McMurray	Active
Flood Mitigation - Seasonal Mitigation	Fort McMurray	Active
Grayling Terrace Drainage - Construction	Fort McMurray	Complete
Green Gym Drainage	Fort McMurray	Complete
Gregoire Storm Outfall Structure - Construction	Fort McMurray	Active
Gregoire Skate Park	Fort McMurray	Active
Ground Penetrating Radar	Fort McMurray	Active
Hospital Street Infrastructure Assessment	Fort McMurray	Active
Irrigation Repairs	Fort McMurray	Active
Landfill Closure Cells 1-3, Lateral Expansion and Old Landfill	Fort McMurray	Active
Water Treatment Plant - Crossflow Clarifier Life Cycling - Construction	Fort McMurray	Active
Water Treatment Plant Process Improvement Design & Construction	Fort McMurray	Active
Water Treatment Plant Overflow Piping Isolation	Fort McMurray	Active
Inclusive playground components replacements and additions	Eagle Ridge, Dickinsfield, Downtown	Substantially Complete
King Street Booster Rehabilitation-Construction	Fort McMurray	Substantially Complete
Memorial Park Signs - Pre-Design	Fort McMurray	Active
Moccasin Flats Memorial	Fort McMurray	Active
New Standpipe Facilities - Borealis Park	Fort McMurray	Active
Northside Twin Arena - Design & Construction	Dickinsfield	Active
Outdoor Rink Asphalt Surface Upgrade	Waterways	Complete
OHV Feasibility Study	Fort McMurray	Active
Partial Playground Replacement (Westview and St. Kateri)	Thickwood/Eagle Ridge	Active
Pedestrian Bridge Assessment/Design	Fort McMurray	Active
Playground Replacements (Dr. Clark and Ecole Boreal)	Abasand	Active
2024 Playground Replacement - Design	Fort McMurray	Active
Perimeter Trail - Design	Prairie Creek	Active
Public Works North Facilities	Fort McMurray	Active
Reflections Lookout - Construction	Beacon Hill	Active
Road Surface and Alleyways Improvement	Thickwood/Abasand	Active
Rose Bay Retaining Wall Repair	Thickwood	Active
Ryan/Hodgson Memorial Park - Design	Beacon Hill	Complete
SAP Functional Improvements - Drainage	Fort McMurray	Active
SAP Parks Improvements - Design	Fort McMurray	Complete
Saunderson Pressure Reducing Value PRV - Construction	Fort McMurray	Active
Silin Forest Road Deep Utilities Upgrades - Construction	Thickwood	Active
Site Drainage Improvement Program - Design & Construction	Fort McMurray	Substantially Complete
Snye Dredging	Fort McMurray	Active
Snye Weed Harvesting	Fort McMurray	Active
Solid Waste Master Plan - Phase 2	Fort McMurray	Active
Southeast Pumphouse 3rd Pump Installation	Fort McMurray	Active
Spray Park Surface Drainage - Howard Pew	Fort McMurray	Active
Spray Park Replacement Program - Design Build - KP Wong	Fort McMurray	Active
Spray Park Replacement Program - Design Build - Wood Buffalo	Fort McMurray	Active
Spray Park Replacement Program-Design Build-Lakewood	Fort McMurray	Active
Standpipe - Borealis Pond	Fort McMurray	Active
Stone Creek Disk Golf	Eagle Ridge	Substantially Complete
Storm/Sewer/Water Upgrades in Mackenzie/Beacon Hill - Design	Beacon Hill	Active
Storm/Sewer/Water Upgrades in Mackenzie/Beacon Hill - Construction	Beacon Hill	Complete
Stormwater Drainage Improvement - Construction	Fort McMurray	Active
Thickwood Perimeter Sewer - Phase 1 - Construction	Thickwood	Substantially Complete
Thickwood Perimeter Sewer - Design	Thickwood	Active
Timberlea Community Park - Assessment & Re-design	Timberlea	Active
Timberlea Community Park Light Pole (Trail)	Timberlea	Active
Reservoir & Pumphouse - Design & Construction	Timberlea	Active
Transit Facility (Green TRIP)-Construction	Fort McMurray	Substantially Complete
Urban Arterial Boulevard Improvements & Beautification	Fort McMurray	Active
Urban Infrastructure Rehabilitation Design 2019-2021	Fort McMurray	Active
TaigaNova/Abasand Lift Station Infrastructure Structural Modifications	Fort McMurray	Active
Wastewater Treatment Plant - Arc Flash Study	Fort McMurray	Complete

Wastewater Treatment Plant - Lagoon Desludging	Fort McMurray	Active
Wastewater Treatment Plant - Leaky Walls Assessment	Fort McMurray	Active
Wastewater Treatment Plant - Process Improvements Design	Fort McMurray	Active
Wastewater Treatment Plant - Vegetation Removal	Fort McMurray	Active
Water Treatment Plant - Valve Chamber #2	Fort McMurray	Active
Water Treatment Plant Overflow Piping Isolation - Design	Fort McMurray	Active
Water Treatment Process Improvement - Phase 1 Design & Construction	Fort McMurray	Active
Water Treatment Process Improvement - Phase 2 Design & Construction	Fort McMurray	Active
Waterfront Park	Fort McMurray	Active
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Lift Station Replacement - Design & Construction	Wood Buffalo	Active
Wood Buffalo Lift Station Replacement - Design	Fort McMurray	Active

Janvier

Project	Neighbourhood	Status
School Site Upgrades	Janvier	Substantially Complete
Site Fixture Upgrades	Janvier	Substantially Complete
Outfall Extension for new Janvier Lagoon - Construction	Janvier	Active

Saprae Creek

Project	Neighbourhood	Status
Culvert, Ditches and Drainage Improvement - Design	Saprae Creek	Active
Culvert, Ditches and Drainage Improvement - Construction	Saprae Creek	Active
Mailbox/Intersections - Design & Construction	Saprae Creek	Active
Overhead Line Raising	Saprae Creek	Active
Pedestrian Trail Upgrade-Design & Construction	Saprae Creek	Active
Pedestrian Bridge Repair Assessment and Design	Saprae Creek	Active
Southeast Pumphouse - 3rd Pump Installation	Saprae Creek	Active
Trail Rehabilitation	Saprae Creek	Active

Regional Projects

Project	Status
Bear Hazard Assessment	Active
CCTV Program	Active
Continuity of Water Services - Design	Active
Ground Water Monitoring Wells Installation	Active
Regional Control System Replacements - Design & Construction	Active
Rural Bridge Repairs	Active
Rural Infrastructure Rehabilitation Design 2015-2017 - Design	Active
Rural Infrastructure Rehabilitation Design 2015-2017 - Construction	Active
Rural Roads Assessment	Active
Rural SCADA - Design	Active
Rural Water and Sewer Servicing - Pre-design & Design	Active
Rural Water and Sewer Servicing - Construction	Active

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