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Defence Team Update #12: Cogswell District Project

Opening of new parking area and motorcycle parking along Valour Way at HMC Dockyard. 

19 September 2025

Local Defence Team,

As the Halifax Regional Municipality’s Cogswell District Project nears completion, here are two updates impacting local Defence Team members and Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Halifax property.

1.  New parking spaces now open at HMC Dockyard (Area J)

In 2022, over 200 parking spaces at the south end of the HMC Dockyard non-operational zone parking lot were placed out of service due to municipal Cogswell District Project activities, with most of these spaces returned for use later that year. At the time, approximately 50 parking spaces were not returned as their availability relied on the construction of a new parking area. 

This new parking area – Area J – is now open at the south end of Valour Way (see Figures 1 and 2 below). This parking lot is available to Defence Team members with a valid HMC Dockyard/Stadacona* parking pass. Please note that some signage in parking Area J has not yet been installed.

*As per the CFB Halifax Parking Policy, HMC Dockyard and Stadacona are shared sites, which means these passes are interchangeable for general parking. 

Figure 1: New parking area at the south end of HMC Dockyard – zone circled in red – returned to DND in September 2025.
Figure 2: New parking Area J at the south end of Valour Way now available to DND/CAF personnel with valid HMC Dockyard/Stadacona parking passes (September 2025).

2. New motorcycle parking area now open at HMC Dockyard 

Please note that motorcycle parking is now available at the south end of Valour Way, adjacent to the new parking area (Area J). See Figure 3 below. This motorcycle parking is for pass holders only. With the opening of this new area, the motorcycle parking in Area I is now closed.

Figure 3: New motorcycle parking area now open at the south end of Valour Way, HMC Dockyard.

Note: Some additional work will be conducted at the south end of Valour Way in the coming months including more signage, painting of road markings, and installation of a sidewalk leading to the new parking area. Members transiting in this area are to exercise caution while work is occurring.

Background

The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM)’s Cogswell District Project is the biggest city-building project in the history of Halifax – converting 16 acres of road infrastructure into a mixed-use neighborhood designed to connect different parts of the city and create more inclusive communities. For more information on the Cogswell District Project, please visit the HRM website: Cogswell District | Cogswell Interchange | Halifax

Reminders 

A portion of Department of National Defence (DND) property has been impacted throughout the course of the Cogswell District Project. All past and present Cogswell District Project Defence Team Updates detailing impacts to our Defence community and property are available on the Trident Newspaper website at www.tridentnewspaper.com/cogswell. 

Defence Team Update archives

Link: Defence Team Update #1 (27 January 2022)
Link: Defence Team Update #2 (31 March 2022)
Link: Defence Team Update #3 (31 May 2022)
Link: Defence Team Update #4 (27 July 2022)
Link: Defence Team Update #5 (13 October 2022)
Link: Defence Team Update #6 (5 December 2022)
Link: Defence Team Update #7 (24 January 2023)
Link: Defence Team Update #8 (30 March 2023)
Link: Defence Team Update #9 (12 October 2023)
Link: Defence Team Update #10 (29 October 2024)
Link: Defence Team Update #11 (16 December 2024)