A power line laying across Front St. inconvenienced traffic flow and left 1,200 BC Hydro customers without power on Tuesday morning. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

line down

Downed utility line snarls traffic, leaves more than 1,000 without power

Aug 3, 2021 | 11:02 AM

NANAIMO — A bird hitting a power transformer in downtown Nanaimo caused a utility line to fall, leading to a substantial power outage and traffic delays.

The crown corporation reported the incident occurred just after 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3 at Front St. in front of the Gabriola Island ferry terminal, cutting off power to 1,200 BC Hydro customers in downtown Nanaimo and to the south straddling the entire span of Haliburton St.

BC Hydro crews arrived on scene shortly after the incident to find a power line across Front St. at the rear entrance to Port Place shopping centre.

The utility provider reported power was restored at 1 p.m.

The fallen line didn’t appear to cause any injuries.

drive by

Multiple people targeted in pair of random Airsoft pistol attacks in downtown Nanaimo

3h ago

drug toxicity

Nine deaths in Nanaimo due to unregulated street drugs in January

4h ago

Back to Basics

Clippers search for wins in playoff stretch drive

6h ago

A bird hitting a utility line zapped power for 1,200 downtown/south Nanaimo BC Hydro customers on Tuesday, Aug 3 just after 10 a.m. (BC Hydro/Google)

The incident caused delays for traffic boarding and disembarking the ferry at the adjacent Nanaimo terminal serving Gabriola Island.

Motorists at impacted intersections are reminded to treat intersections with flashing red lights as a four-way stop during outages.

Join the conversation. Submit your letter to NanaimoNewsNOW and be included on The Water Cooler, our letters to the editor feature.

info@nanaimonewsnow.com

On Twitter: @NanaimoNewsNOW