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Nanaimo water project to close parts of Highway 19 overnight temporarily

The Nanaimo Parkway closures will be in effect from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. from March 26 to March 30, between the Jingle Pot Road and Third Street intersection and at the College Drive-Fifth Street intersection.
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Map showing section of the Nanaimo Parkway that will be closed overnight from March 26 to 30.

Sections of Highway 19 will be closed overnight for several days while Nanaimo’s midtown water supply improvement project is underway.

The Nanaimo Parkway closures will be in effect from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. from March 26 to March 30, between the Jingle Pot Road and Third Street intersection and at the College Drive-Fifth Street intersection.

Northbound traffic will be detoured via the truck route down Fifth Street to Wakesiah Avenue and up Third Street and Jingle Pot Road, the city said in a statement.

Southbound traffic will be diverted down Jingle Pot Road and Third Street to Wakesiah Avenue and back up Fifth Street.

Drivers are encouraged to use the Old Island Highway — Highway 19A — during the closure periods.

Residents who have registered for alerts through Nanaimo’s Voyent Alert! app will be reminded of the closures.

Anyone wanting to join can go to nanaimo.ca/goto/alerts.

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