Contribution: Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund
Town of Sussex | Ville de Sussex
$15,300,000.00
Sussex Region Flood Risk Mitigation Project
FY 2026-27 · 2026-05-05
Summary
This project is mainly for the construction of flood diversion channels as a risk mitigation plan to protect large areas of the former Town of Sussex and the former Village of Sussex Corner, in New Brunswick, from flooding. Both communities have been amalgamated into a new municipality of Sussex beginning on January 01, 2023 as a result of Local Governance Reform in the Province of New Brunswick. The first channel extends from Trout Creek to the flood plain of the Kennebecasis River and will cross Route 1 and the second channel connects Parson Brook to Trout Creek. This project also includes the construction of two overpasses on HWY 1 where it crosses the proposed channel. Flooding in Sussex pose significant threats to health and safety in the community; threats to critical infrastructure, including interruptions in essential services; significant disruptions in economic activity; and increasingly high costs for recovery and replacement of impacted assets.
Program
Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation FundDisaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Sussex | Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada
Recipient Type
Government
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2033-03-31
Agreement Start Date
2026-05-05
Agreement Title
Sussex Region Flood Risk Mitigation Project
Agreement Title (French)
Projet d'atténuation des risques d'inondation dans la région de Sussex
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$15,300,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This project is mainly for the construction of flood diversion channels as a risk mitigation plan to protect large areas of the former Town of Sussex and the former Village of Sussex Corner, in New Brunswick, from flooding. Both communities have been amalgamated into a new municipality of Sussex beginning on January 01, 2023 as a result of Local Governance Reform in the Province of New Brunswick. The first channel extends from Trout Creek to the flood plain of the Kennebecasis River and will cross Route 1 and the second channel connects Parson Brook to Trout Creek. This project also includes the construction of two overpasses on HWY 1 where it crosses the proposed channel. Flooding in Sussex pose significant threats to health and safety in the community; threats to critical infrastructure, including interruptions in essential services; significant disruptions in economic activity; and increasingly high costs for recovery and replacement of impacted assets.
Description (French)
Ce projet vise principalement la construction de canaux de dérivation des crues comme plan d'atténuation des risques afin de protéger des inondations de vastes zones de l'ancienne ville de Sussex et de l'ancien village de Sussex Corner, au Nouveau-Brunswick. Les deux collectivités ont été fusionnées en une nouvelle municipalité de Sussex à compter du 1er janvier 2023, à la suite de la réforme de la gouvernance locale dans la province du Nouveau-Brunswick. Le premier canal s'étend du ruisseau Trout à la plaine d'inondation de la rivière Kennebecasis et traversera la route 1. Le deuxième canal relie le ruisseau Parson au ruisseau Trout. Ce projet comprend également la construction de deux viaducs sur la route 1 à l'endroit où elle traverse le canal proposé. Les inondations à Sussex représentent des menaces importantes pour la santé et la sécurité de la collectivité ; des menaces pour les infrastructures essentielles, y compris des interruptions des services essentiels ; des perturbations.
Expected Results
The project will reduce flood risk in Sussex by improving flood protection infrastructure, helping to protect residents, properties, critical infrastructure, and essential services from flooding while reducing economic losses and supporting the community’s long-term sustainability and growth.
Expected Results (French)
Le projet réduira les risques d’inondation à Sussex en améliorant l’infrastructure de protection contre les inondations, ce qui aidera à protéger les résidents, les propriétés, les infrastructures essentielles et les services essentiels contre les inondations, tout en réduisant les pertes économiques et en soutenant la durabilité et la croissance à long terme de la collectivité.
Organization Code
infc
Organization
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities | Ministère du Logement, de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités
Program Name
Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund
Program Name (French)
Fonds d'atténuation et d'adaptation en matière de catastrophe
Program Purpose
The Disaster Mitigation and Adaption Fund is a contribution program intended to support public infrastructure projects designed to mitigate current and future climate-related risks and disasters triggered by climate change, such as floods, wildland fires, droughts and seismic events.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Fonds d'atténuation et d'adaptation en matière de catastrophes est un programme de contribution qui appuie les projets d'infrastructure publique visant à atténuer les catastrophes et les risques actuels et futurs liés au climat qui sont provoqués par les changements climatiques, comme les inondations, les feux de végétation, les sécheresses et les séismes.
Recipient City
Sussex | Sussex
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Town of Sussex | Ville de Sussex
Recipient Province or Territory
NB
Recipient Type
G
Reference Number
278-2026-2027-Q1-00014