2025 Capital Budget Approved
City Council voted to approve the capital budget for 2025, totaling $26,860,056, at the January 21, 2025 Committee of the Whole meeting.
Capital projects cover a wide range of services including transportation improvements, street/sidewalk repair/rehabilitation, water system projects, housing projects, capital grants to community groups, snow clearing equipment, recreational facilities and playground infrastructure.
“The City continues to invest in key priority areas for 2025," said Councillor Ron Ellsworth, Council lead for Finance. "From enhancing our sidewalk snow clearing operations to replacing vital infrastructure, we remain unwavering in our focus on making St. John's a safer, more sustainable, and vibrant community."
The full list of approved capital projects for 2025 can be found in the backgrounder below. Highlights include investing:
- $7.5M in fleet acquisition
- $5.9M in construction and development projects, including the annual grind and patch program to repair city streets; sidewalk, curb and gutter repair; and culvert replacements.
- $3.2M to maintain water system infrastructure
- $2.6M in snow clearing, traffic calming and other safety initiatives
- $2.2M in parks and open spaces projects.
- $1.9M in City facilities
- $600K in capital grants for community groups
- $250K in information technology projects.
The City’s Capital Budget is determined annually and funded primarily from an allocation from the City’s annual operating budget, as well as other sources. This program is different from the City’s larger cost-shared capital arrangements with the Federal and Provincial Governments, for which the City borrows its share of the cost.
Many of the projects outlined for 2025 support the strategic directions identified in the 2019-2029 Our City, Our Future Strategic Plan.
Backgrounder: 2025 Capital Budget
| 2025 Capital Projects | Amount |
|---|---|
Fleet Acquisition | $7,469,960 |
Water Tax Funded Projects | $3,230,000 |
| 2025 Canada Community-Building Fund Allocation | $2,496,994 |
| Grind and Patch Asphalt Rehabilitation | $1,800,000 |
| 2025 Sidewalk Snow Clearing Enhancements | $1,560,000 |
| George Street Revitalization Design | $750,000 |
| Quidi Vidi Slipway Replacement | $750,000 |
| Conway Glen Park Washroom | $680,000 |
| Sidewalk/Curb/Gutter Repair | $650,000 |
| City Building Repair and Maintenance | $600,000 |
| Airport Heights Drive Culvert Replacement at Virginia River | $500,000 |
| Capital Grants Community Groups | $500,000 |
| Sewer Main Condition Assessment | $500,000 |
| Depot Fleet Garage Cooling | $450,000 |
| Main Road Paved Shoulder Installation (North Side - Doolings Line to Bidgoods) | $450,000 |
| NPH Charter Avenue Repairs | $450,000 |
| Annual Infill Sidewalk Program | $400,000 |
| Annual Traffic Calming Program | $400,000 |
| Large Diameter Culvert Replacement | $400,000 |
| Anna Templeton Centre Building Envelope Upgrade | $300,000 |
| Green and Inclusive Community Buildings Program Proposal | $300,000 |
| Rehabilitation of One Duck Pond Bridge at Bowring Park | $255,000 |
| IT Project Capital Budget | $250,000 |
| Annual Intersection Safety Program | $200,000 |
| Bleacher Replacement Program | $200,000 |
| City Hall Front Entrance Security Upgrade | $200,000 |
| Road Safety Improvements | $200,000 |
| Data Collection for Asset Management | $150,000 |
| EV Chargers | $100,000 |
| First Light Collaboration | $100,000 |
| Playground Replacement Program | $100,000 |
| Railway Coastal Museum - Diorama Repair | $100,000 |
| Tech NL Sponsorship | $100,000 |
| Accessible Pedestrian Signal Program | $50,000 |
| Residential Tree Planting Initiative | $25,000 |
| 2025 Unallocated Balance (Uncommitted) | $193,102 |
| Grand Total | $26,860,056 |
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