Heads up to motorists travelling around downtown Victoria.
The city has closed down Store Street for the week while a crane is dismantled.
From Pandora Avenue to Swift Street, Store Street will be shut down from Tuesday, August 1st until Friday, August 4th, which will likely cause traffic delays through the Pandora, Store, Johnson and Wharf intersection.
🚧 Store Street will be closed, from Pandora to Swift, 24 hrs, Aug. 1-4 while a tower crane is being taken apart. Delays are expected, choose alternate routes. Use caution and follow direction of signs and traffic control crews. #yyjtraffic pic.twitter.com/QpCmRvj54F
— City of Victoria (@CityOfVictoria) July 31, 2023
The crane which is being dismantled has been used to help construct the eight-storey Pearl Residences located at 1628 Store Street.
The project itself broke ground in 2019 while the massive crane was erected in September 2021.
The Pearl Residences is nearing its occupancy date and currently has around 95% of its 133 units sold.
Prior to the construction on the lot where the Pearl Residences now stand, there was a parking lot on a slope down towards the water.
If you have any photos of the crane being taken down, send them to tips@victoriabuzz.com!
