Traffic proceeding through the Nanaimo Parkway from the north Jingle Pot Rd. exit will soon have more capacity with the addition of a dedicated left turning lane and two lanes to Mostar Rd. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By Ian Holmes

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Changes coming to Nanaimo Parkway/Jingle Pot/Mostar intersection

Mar 17, 2026 | 5:30 AM

NANAIMO — Notable traffic pattern adjustments are being made to enhance vehicular capacity and flow at an increasingly busy Nanaimo Parkway intersection.

The Ministry of Transportation and Transit (MTT) stated work expected to begin late Monday, March 16 primarily takes place during the overnight hours until the end of next week to improve the intersection.

“The work will add a protected left‑turn lane from Jingle Pot Road to northbound Highway 19, along with two through lanes toward Mostar Road, new traffic signals, and updated overhead signage,” an MTT statement to NanaimoNewsNOW read.

DriveBC has updated information of the construction schedule of enhancements to the Hwy. 19/Jingle Pot/Mostar intersection. (Image Credit: DriveBC)

Up until now, the intersection for Jingle Pot Rd. motorists proceeding toward Hwy. 19 (Nanaimo Parkway) provided two-lanes, periodically leading to backlogged traffic attempting to leave the growing area.

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Potential minor delays during the work schedule for concrete work are to be expected, the MTT statement outlined.

Motorists are told to slow down, obey traffic control personnel and watch for night crews.

Additional information on the project, described by DriveBC as a ‘minor event’ are listed here by accessing the ‘Future events’ tab.

The Nanaimo Parkway/Jingle Pot/Mostar intersection was one of three recommended to the ministry to immediately be converted from signal-controlled to interchanges in the 2021 Nanaimo Parkway and Nanoose Bay Corridor study.

According to the five-year-old probe compiled for the B.C. government, only the Cedar Rd/Trans Canada Hwy. and College Dr/Fifth St. intersections were not recommended for interchanges between south Nanaimo and Nanoose Bay.

No major capital projects speak to the Hwy. 19 or Nanaimo Parkway sections of highway in the recent B.C. government budget, which includes the MTT service plan through the 2028/29 year.

The traffic signals at the Hwy 19 (Nanaimo Parkway) Jingle Pot Rd/Mostar Rd. intersection are being replaced, according to the Ministry of Transportation and Transit. (Image Credit: Jordan Davidson/NanaimoNewsNOW)

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