The northbound right lane of Highway 19 between Jingle Pot Road and Northfield Road is closed while crews clean up after a concrete spill Wednesday morning. Photo courtesy Twitter/BC Transportation.
A northbound lane on Highway 19 in Nanaimo that was closed for several hours after a cement truck spill has reopened.
WATCH: Crews clean up after a concrete spill on Highway 19.
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure said at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, a truck carrying cement travelling along Highway 19 on the Nanaimo Parkway had a mechanical failure and spilled its load onto the highway.
The spill occurred over approximately a kilometre in one of the northbound lanes.
A concrete truck spilled its load along #BCHwy19 (#Nanaimo Parkway) this morning. Crews are there cleaning up, but it could take a while. Northbound right lane is closed. pic.twitter.com/B9HaoBys72
— BC Transportation (@TranBC) November 7, 2018
The Highway 19 northbound right lane was closed over a three-kilometre stretch between Jingle Pot Road and Northfield Road local maintenance contractors cleaned up the cement and directed traffic.
The cleanup was finished by 3 p.m. and traffic was allowed back into the lane.
Drive BC says the northbound lane of Highway 19 between Jingle Pot Road and Northfield Road is closed because of a concrete truck spill. Photo courtesy Drive BC.
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