Island highways poised to be extra busy over September long weekend
NANAIMO — Expect delays. An Island mantra attributable to travel by water or land for any given long weekend.
While local sailings on both ferry companies are filling up fast, or already full, highways on Vancouver Island are set to be extra busy thanks to ongoing construction efforts and a high spike in traffic volumes.
Work wrapped on Hwy. 4 at Cameron Lake on Thursday, Aug. 31 with two-way traffic flowing for the first time since early June.
Despite no work being planned, several other major projects will at least slow down traffic through dormant construction zones including a large-scale paving project along Hwy. 19 near Nanoose and Lantzville.