Commercial St. closes in downtown Nanaimo for ‘The Last of Us’ filming
NANAIMO — Traffic along the downtown’s main retail corridor is closed for roughly the next week.
Crews working on production setup for HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ have closed pedestrian and vehicle access along Commercial St. between Bastion St. and Terminal Ave., on Friday, May 10 with the closure to last through Wednesday, May 15.
All businesses in the closure zone, which also includes previously shuttered sections of Skinner and Wharf St. will also be closed, while businesses outside of the area remain open under normal business hours.
Filming itself will begin Monday, May 13 with traffic control crews arriving in the early morning hours and crew on scene beginning at 5 a.m.