Crosswalk crash stalls Iqaluit traffic
Traffic accident downs pole on Niaqungusiariaq Road
Police and city workers stand at the intersection of Niaqungusiariaq Rd. and Queen Elizabeth Way as heavy machinery removes a downed crosswalk pole on Thursday. (Photo by Daron Letts)
A downed crosswalk pole on Niaqungusiariaq Rd., across from Iqaluit’s Qikiqtani General Hospital clinic entrance, slowed traffic for 90 minutes, following a two-car collision at around noon on Thursday.
“Everyone was checked at the scene, and one person went to the hospital on their own afterwards for further assessment,” said city spokesperson Geoff Byrne in an email.
The city warned drivers of the traffic disruption in a public service announcement issued shortly after 12 p.m.
Two RCMP vehicles blocked Niaqungusiariaq Rd. about two hundred metres past the Sailijaaqvik boarding home at the southeast corner of the intersection. An RCMP truck also blocked Queen Elizabeth Way about 100 metres from the entrance to Astro Hill.
Traffic was backed up on Niaqungusiariaq Road all the way up to Joamie School for approximately 90 minutes while city workers removed the pole, broken in two places, with heavy equipment. The crew also filled-in the hole left behind.
The intersection is the site of Iqaluit’s first controlled crosswalk, which was installed in fall 2024.
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