Saturday, February 9, 2019 ~ LANGFORD.
~ West Shore Voice News
The windstorm has taken out the signal lights on Millstream at McCallum as well as Millstream at Treanor Roads in the Langford commercial area.
A wind warning since around 7am has been in effect from Environment Canada for gusts up to 90 km/hr. As of 2 pm, the strong winds continue.
City of Langford Engineering reported the loss of signal lights incident around noon today. They ask drivers to obey the four-way stop procedure and avoid the area if possible.
No restoration time for the traffic signal lights has been given yet. [Update: the signal lights came back on when BC Hydro restored the power to that section of Langford, later in the afternoon.]
Traffic delays will occur in the area of the Millstream Overpass at Highway 1 (Trans Canada). Langford Engineering suggests the use of Exit 15 at the Shell Station/McCallum Road or Exit 16 the Leigh Road Interchange.
Langford Fire Rescue is reminding everyone that although it’s calming down a bit that if you don’t have to be out please stay home, says Langford Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Lance Caven. There is essentially no snowfall today but many road areas are still slippery and strong winds can contribute to unexpected circumstances.
“We have been mainly busy with power lines down and trees down,” says Caven. “Yesteday there were a couple of calls for trees that hit homes with minor to moderate damage.”
“We have had a few minor motor vehicle incidents, mainly cars into ditches,” says Caven.
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