Traffic

A Nanaimo driver was sentenced Monday for fatally striking a high school student with his vehicle in 2019. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo driver sentenced after motor vehicle incident that killed teen last year

Brandon Geoffrey Murdoch fined and prohibited from driving for two years

 

Potential locations of speed humps and curbs on Lost Lake Road. (City of Nanaimo image)

City of Nanaimo planning traffic-calming project on Lost Lake Road

Seventy-five per cent of respondents support measures to reduce speed on the road

 

Locations where speed humps and raised sidewalk will be installed on Bay Street. (Image: City of Nanaimo)

Traffic-calming measures becoming permanent on Bay Street in Nanaimo

Temporary speed humps reduced number of vehicles on street mayor lives on

 

Nanaimo Fire Rescue firefighters on scene of a motor vehicle incident at Terminal Avenue, Princess Royal Avenue and St. George Street on Monday night. The crash was the third accident at that intersection that day. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Emergency crews respond to three accidents in one day at Nanaimo intersection

Two crashes, one pedestrian struck at intersection of Terminal, Princess Royal and St. George

Nanaimo Fire Rescue firefighters on scene of a motor vehicle incident at Terminal Avenue, Princess Royal Avenue and St. George Street on Monday night. The crash was the third accident at that intersection that day. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
Nanaimo RCMP found drugs and cash inside a vehicle pulled over for expired insurance. (File photo)

Nanaimo RCMP find large amounts of drugs and cash after stopping vehicle

Police pulled over vehicle after noticing its insurance had expired

Nanaimo RCMP found drugs and cash inside a vehicle pulled over for expired insurance. (File photo)
The City of Nanaimo is changing the traffic pattern at Commercial and Bastion streets, creating a four-way stop. (News Bulletin file photo)

Downtown Nanaimo intersection to become four-way stop

City testing out new traffic pattern for Commercial and Bastion Street

The City of Nanaimo is changing the traffic pattern at Commercial and Bastion streets, creating a four-way stop. (News Bulletin file photo)
A motor vehicle incident on the Malahat north of the Shawnigan Lake exit may be impacting traffic. (Black Press Media file photo)

UPDATED: One person injured in Malahat collision north of Shawnigan Lake exit

One vehicle left hanging on centre median

A motor vehicle incident on the Malahat north of the Shawnigan Lake exit may be impacting traffic. (Black Press Media file photo)
A motor vehicle incident on the Malahat has lead to the closure of southbound lanes. (Black Press Media file photo)

UPDATED: Malahat traffic resumes after lane closures near Langford due to single-vehicle collision

One person injured, taken to hospital

A motor vehicle incident on the Malahat has lead to the closure of southbound lanes. (Black Press Media file photo)
The crew on scene of an accident on Howard Avenue, the afternoon of July 23, help flip a motorcycle on its wheels. (Karl Yu/Nanaimo News Bulletin)

Accident on Howard Avenue, near Nova Street, closes road to traffic

Emergency responders respond to call of motor vehicle incident close to 2 p.m.

The crew on scene of an accident on Howard Avenue, the afternoon of July 23, help flip a motorcycle on its wheels. (Karl Yu/Nanaimo News Bulletin)
A Nanaimo RCMP officer waves down a driver during a speed enforcement operation on the old Island Highway near St. George Street in September. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo RCMP want speeding motorists to ‘slow the blazes down’

Police raise alarm after seeing 400-per cent rise in excessive speeding tickets last month

A Nanaimo RCMP officer waves down a driver during a speed enforcement operation on the old Island Highway near St. George Street in September. (News Bulletin file photo)
Howard Avenue, between Second and Third streets, will be limited to single-lane, alternating traffic for road resurfacing Thursday, July 9. (City of Nanaimo Twitter screen shot)

City of Nanaimo paving work to alter traffic on Howard Avenue

Road rehabilitation work will re-route traffic in Harewood on Thursday

Howard Avenue, between Second and Third streets, will be limited to single-lane, alternating traffic for road resurfacing Thursday, July 9. (City of Nanaimo Twitter screen shot)
Neighbours corraled a suspected impaired driver of car that crashed into the front of a home after it hit a parked truck and retaining wall on the weekend. (File photo)

Neighbours corral suspected impaired driver after crash in south Nanaimo

Car went off road, hit pickup truck and retaining wall before striking house on weekend

Neighbours corraled a suspected impaired driver of car that crashed into the front of a home after it hit a parked truck and retaining wall on the weekend. (File photo)
The woman driving a car on Townsite Road was reportedly not seriously injured after her vehicle collided with a utility pole Monday. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Car drives into utility pole in Nanaimo

Woman driving car reportedly not seriously injured

The woman driving a car on Townsite Road was reportedly not seriously injured after her vehicle collided with a utility pole Monday. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
The Bastion Street Bridge in downtown Nanaimo, which underwent extensive upgrade work in 2019, will be closed to vehicle traffic for 18 days repair a problem with the bridge’s deck joints. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo’s Bastion Street Bridge to close for repairs

Bridge linking downtown Nanaimo to Old City Quarter to close for 18 days to fix deck joints

The Bastion Street Bridge in downtown Nanaimo, which underwent extensive upgrade work in 2019, will be closed to vehicle traffic for 18 days repair a problem with the bridge’s deck joints. (News Bulletin file photo)
A 53-year-old Nanaimo man suffered serious, but non life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a pickup truck on Cedar Road on the weekend. (File photo)

Pedestrian struck by pickup truck in Cedar

Victim suffered serious injuries when he crossed Cedar Road and was hit by truck

A 53-year-old Nanaimo man suffered serious, but non life-threatening injuries when he was hit by a pickup truck on Cedar Road on the weekend. (File photo)
Traffic was heavy in the Mostar Road-Jingle Pot Road area, off Nanaimo Parkway, April 11 as vehicles lined up for a soil giveaway at Milner Group’s 4202 Biggs Rd. facility. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Traffic heavy in Jingle Pot-Nanaimo Parkway area due to soil giveaway

Vehicles line up for Milner Group COVID-19 pandemic support initiative

Traffic was heavy in the Mostar Road-Jingle Pot Road area, off Nanaimo Parkway, April 11 as vehicles lined up for a soil giveaway at Milner Group’s 4202 Biggs Rd. facility. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
South-bound traffic lanes on Bowen Road, in the area of Meredith Road and Dufferin Crescent, are closed until further notice due to a water main break. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Section of Bowen Road, in Nanaimo, closed due to water main break

South-bound lanes on Bowen Road, between Meredith Road and Dufferin Crescent, closed to traffic

South-bound traffic lanes on Bowen Road, in the area of Meredith Road and Dufferin Crescent, are closed until further notice due to a water main break. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Water main installation along the Trans-Canada Highway in the right-turn-only lane at Haliburton Street access is expected to be closed between the evening of Feb. 24 to the early-morning hours of Feb. 25. (Black Press file)

Haliburton Street access from highway to be closed overnight for pipe installation

Right-turn-only lane at Haliburton access closed Monday night and Tuesday morning, Feb. 24-25

Water main installation along the Trans-Canada Highway in the right-turn-only lane at Haliburton Street access is expected to be closed between the evening of Feb. 24 to the early-morning hours of Feb. 25. (Black Press file)
A “serious collision” has shut down Highway 97 in both directions just south of Prince George. (Observer File Photo)

One dead in multi-vehicle collision involving logging truck on northern B.C. highway

DriveBC says highway expected to remain closed until 8 p.m.

A “serious collision” has shut down Highway 97 in both directions just south of Prince George. (Observer File Photo)
Hwy. 4 at Kennedy Hill will be shut down for 24 hours to allow crews to remove a bridge installed after a blasting mishap caused a rockslide on Jan. 23. (Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure photo)

Planned 24-hour closure looms for Tofino-Ucluelet highway

Highway 4 at Kennedy Hill will be shut down from 11 a.m. Feb. 22 to at 11 a.m. Feb. 23

Hwy. 4 at Kennedy Hill will be shut down for 24 hours to allow crews to remove a bridge installed after a blasting mishap caused a rockslide on Jan. 23. (Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure photo)