Revised March 18, 2015

As part of B.C. on the Move, the Government of B.C.’s new 10-year transportation plan, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone announced that mobility and safety for motorists will be improved on the Nanaimo Parkway.

The B.C. government will be designing and constructing dual left-turn lanes on Highway 19 in
Nanaimo (also known as the Nanaimo Parkway) at two key intersections. This $2.5-million
project includes:

• Constructing a second southbound left-turn lane on the Nanaimo Parkway at the
  intersection with Jinglepot Road and Mostar Road.
• Constructing a second southbound left-turn lane on the Nanaimo Parkway at the
  intersection with Jinglepot Road and Third Street.
• Constructing a second through lane on the east side of both intersections.
• Changing the signal timing at both locations.

Once completed, these improvements will move the high volumes of left-turning traffic at
these intersections more safety and efficiently, and help improve the overall flow of traffic
along the Nanaimo Parkway.

Design work will begin in spring 2015, with construction expected to be completed at both
intersections by spring 2016.

Since 2001, the provincial government and its partners have invested more than $30 million in
transportation infrastructure improvements in the Nanaimo area.

B.C. on the Move is government’s new 10-year plan for the improvement of the province’s
transportation network. It provides a comprehensive road map for transportation investments
and strategic policy actions over the next decade. The actions prioritized in B.C. on the Move
will grow the economy, maintain and replace aging infrastructure, and support trade for B.C.’s
expanding resource sectors through Canada’s Asia-Pacific Gateway.

Over the next three years, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will invest up to
$2.5 billion to improve British Columbia’s transportation network.

B.C. on the Move was developed incorporating feedback received from a wide-ranging public
engagement, during which over 12,500 survey responses were received from British
Columbians across the province, and the B.C. on the Move website was visited over 44,000
times.

Quotes:

Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone -

“This project will improve safety and help reduce congestion on this key corridor for
commuters, tourists and residents - priorities which we heard about first-hand from Island
communities during the development of our new 10-year transportation plan, B.C. on the
Move.”

Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michelle Stilwell -

“These intersection improvements will greatly benefit the more than 30,000 motorists who use
the Nanaimo Parkway each and every day, by providing everyone with a safer and more
reliable drive.”

Learn More:

B.C. on the Move is available online at: http://engage.gov.bc.ca/transportationplan/

Media Contact:

Government Communications and Public Engagement
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
250 356-8241