North End Traffic Management Study

ALERTS!

Between 2013 and 2015 there will be several construction projects occurring within the North End Neighbourhood associated with the North End Traffic Management Plan (NETMP). To remain up-to-date on what will be happening in the North End, please check our Alerts section for the latest information.

Information Update

• NETMP Progress Report CASP1308

Media Release

• Part of Bay Street closed for railway bridge replacement 

• Two way conversion MacNab Street

OVERVIEW 
                                                                                                
The North End Neighbourhood is located within the West Harbour Secondary Planning area. The North End Neighbourhood is bounded by Hamilton Harbour to the north and west, Wellington Street to the East and CN rail tracks to the south. The City of Hamilton conducted a traffic management study for the North End Neighbourhood according to the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment planning process with the purpose to identify and resolve neighbourhood traffic and transportation problems through the application of traffic improvement measures. This plan was integrated with the West Harbour Secondary Plan.

In 2007, a final North End Traffic Management Plan (NETMP) was approved by council and was subsequently appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) by representatives of the North end neighbourhood to provide additional traffic calming measures and to provide a blanket speed limit change of 30km/h to all streets within the neighbourhood.

In December, 2012 the OMB rendered a decision in favour of the Council approved plan. The OMB found that the City's NETMP best handles matters of traffic speed, management, and calming and the OMB orders that the appeal by the North End Neighbours (NEN) be dismissed.

The NETMP identified a monitoring program be established to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan during the 5-year pilot of the plan. The OMB decision reiterated the importance of developing a monitoring plan and performance measures. The program can be viewed here. 

Data was collected between April and May, 2013 to update the data used in the development of the initial NETMP and to use as a benchmark to future data collection once implementation of the plan begins and to measure the effectiveness of the plan.  A summary of this data will become available on this webpage once the analysis has been completed. 

• June 18, 2013: Conversion of MacNab Street from one-way to two-way directional travel flow between Cannon and Burlington Streets.
• Early August, 2013: Temporary neighbourhood gateway signs will be erected at strategic locations identified in the plan, plus an additional gateway sign attached to the Bunge pipeline bridge over Burlington Street.
• Early August, 2013: Installation of 30 km/h speed limit signs on all streets in the North End neighbourhood with the exception of James and Burlington Streets.
• Right-turn restriction at Wellington Street onto Simcoe Street.
• Early September. 2013: Installation of high visibility crosswalks at various locations.
• Early October. 2013: Installation of temporary traffic calming measures such as chokers (i.e. lane narrowing) and curb extensions at various locations.

Please visit this webpage for future implementation updates.

Implementation Schedule as of May 17, 2013

PROJECT WEBSITE

www.hamilton.ca/north-end-traffic