Background

The District of Oak Bay’s 2024 capital plan includes the design and construction of the Henderson Road and Haultain-Estevan Cycling Facilities as outlined in the Oak Bay Active Transportation Strategy (ATS). These projects will improve safety and make it easier for residents and visitors to travel to, through and from the District.

Update | July 29, 2025

At the July 28, 2025 Council Meeting, Council directed staff to move the design to Issued for Tender (IFT) with minor amendments to the 100% design. Staff will be working with the consultant to complete the amendments and move towards construction of the project.

Henderson Road Cycling Facility

Provides a cycling route connecting Oak Bay Avenue, Oak Bay High School, local churches, Oak Bay Recreation Center, and Carnarvon Park. Additionally, the cycling facility improves access to the University of Victoria through connection to Henderson .

Provides a cycling route connecting Willows Beach, Estevan Village, and Cadboro Bay Road’s commercial district. The cycling facility also provides access to Haultain Street’s existing cycling infrastructure located within the District of Saanich.

The key challenges with the existing routes include no formalized cycling pathways, intersection safety, connectivity to regional bikeways, addressing safe crossings and vehicle speeds.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

As part of our commitment to hearing from the community, the District sought feedback on draft designs for the Henderson Road and Haultain-Estevan Cycling Facility Projects.

The District ran a survey from August 15 - September 12. Paper copies of the survey were available at Municipal Hall, Oak Bay Recreation Centre and Monterey Recreation Centre. Information boards were posted throughout the community at the following locations:

Indoor:
  • Municipal Hall
    2167 Oak Bay Avenue, Victoria
  • Oak Bay Recreation Centre
    1975 Bee Street, Victoria
  • Monterey Recreation Centre
    1442 Monterey Avenue, Victoria

Outdoor:

  • Municipal Hall (Front Lawn)
  • Oak Bay Recreation Centre (by the bike rack)
  • Fort Bikeway Connection
  • Beach Drive
  • Estevan Village


Ask a question: Submit your question to engineering@oakbay.ca

Where we are today

The input received helped finalize the designs based on the options presented for the Henderson Road and Haultain-Estevan Cycling Facilities. A report was brought forward to Council on March 10, 2025, which you can view here, and the project was tabled for consideration at a future meeting.

At the March 24, 2025 meeting, Council directed staff to reach out and answer questions and receive design feedback from the Carrick, Haultain, Epworth, Florence, Eastdowne (CHEFE) neighbourhood group in advance of the Haultain-Estevan and Henderson Road Bikeway item returning to Council.

Public engagement for this project is conducted at the ‘Inform’ and ‘Consult’ levels from the Spectrum of Engagement from the District’s Public Engagement Framework in line with IAP2’s Engagement Spectrum. Learn more about the District’s Public Engagement Framework and the IAP2 Spectrum of Engagement.