View of heavily stalled southbound traffic on Highway 19 at the Nanoose Bay rest stop. (Drive BC)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

Traffic pain

Highway 19 gridlocked during repairs in Lantzville

Dec 20, 2021 | 12:53 PM

NANAIMO — Road work is severely restricting daytime traffic flow in both directions on Hwy. 19 through Nanoose Bay and Lantzville.

Drive BC stated paving operations on Monday, Dec 20 and Tuesday, Dec 21 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. is result in late closures just north of Superior Rd. impacting both directions.

As of the noon hour Monday traffic is severely backed up, particularly for vehicles heading south.

Drive BC expects minor delays heading north in the area to continue through Dec. 24 at noon.

No detour is available.

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NanaimoNewsNOW reached out to Mainroad Group for clarification of the work being conducted and its construction schedule.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure recently informed our newsroom that permanently fixing a sinkhole in the area following mid November flooding would not occur until the spring.

GPS-fed traffic congestion indicator as of 12:50 p.m. on Monday, Dec 20. Southbound flow is particularly backed up all the way to the Nanoose Bay Petro Canada service station. (Google Maps)

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