City of Nanaimo paving program challenged by wet weather

Pothole and street repair requires dry conditions

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed April 24, 2017 9:30 AM

Summary

The City of Nanaimo acknowledges that potholes and road construction projects around town are creating inconveniences for motorists. City crews are striving to get caught up with the paving required, but have been hampered by wet weather. The necessary work needs dry conditions for paving, and there is a backlog of work on the Island.

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Key Points

This past winter's cold and snowy weather created a number of potholes around the City, from freezing and thawing of water beneath the pavement.
The City of Nanaimo has an aggressive infrastructure and road construction program that needs to be underway in order to complete all the work this year.
For permanent repaving work, consistent dry weather is required.

Quotes

"Nanaimo's roads have been hit hard by weather so far this year. Potholes from the cold prolonged winter and major infrastructure projects, combined with a very wet spring all conspire to delay our repair and repaving program. The City understands the inconvenience for the travelling public, and is grateful for motorists' patience. We are working hard to catch up as the weather allows."

Brad McRae

Chief Operations Officer

City of Nanaimo

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Contact:

David Myles

Manager, Roads & Traffic

City of Nanaimo

250-758-5222

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