Traffic Engineering

Alphabetical Listing of Services

Aggressive Driver Hotline
The Aggressive Driver Hotline is an automated 24 hour telephone system run by Hamilton Police Service.  If you have observed aggressive driving, we ask that you call and provide a description of the incident, the time of the incident, a description of the car and driver, and the license plate number of the car.  Hamilton Police will then send a cautionary letter to the driver advising them to modify their driving.

Alleyways
Information on city alleys, or to purchase a portion of an alley or close it completely .

By-Laws
To report a by-law infraction contact the By-Law & Enforcement.  A representative will log your call and a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer will investigate.

Collision Statistics 
Requests for statistics must be made in writing with a signature, email is unacceptable.

Cycling
Information on bike routes, on-street bike lanes, or bike racks .  Requests for copies of the City of Hamilton Bike Routes, Trails, and Parks map.

Driveway Access Permits
Commercial and high-density multi-unit residential (high volume) building driveway permits.  Residential driveway permits can be obtained by contacting the Parking Section at x6000, or by visiting their website.

Encroachment Agreements
Encroachment agreements allow residents to purchase city land, place newspaper boxes and signs on city property (including a sign attached to a building that simply overhangs a sidewalk), and open sidewalk patios.                  

Oversize Truck Permits
Carriers are required to have the appropriate liability insurance and must obtain an oversize/overweight permit before operating on city roadways.  There are two types of permits, single trip or annual.

Single Trip Permit $52.73 (no GST)

Annual Overload Permit  $107.58 (no GST)

Parking
The Hamilton Municipal Parking System operates out of a different department than Traffic Engineering.  The Hamilton Municipal Parking System is located at 80 Main West at Summers Lane (across from City Hall). 

Pavement Markings
Painting requests of crosswalks, centerlines, edgelines. Please note that we only paint crosswalks at controlled intersections such as stop sign controlled, signalized crossings, and crossing guard locations.

Red Light Cameras
The City is solely responsible for the installation and operation of Red Light Cameras. Legislative issues relating to enforcement and violations are handled by the Province. For example, questions regarding whether or not you will be receiving a ticket from passing through a red light camera location are not something we can answer.  Tickets are typically mailed by the Province within 4 weeks of the offence.  If you received a ticket and have questions, contact the Courthouse at (905) 540-5592.

Road Closures (Permanent)
Information on permanently closing or purchasing a portion of road, alleway, or walkway.

Road Closures (Temporary) - Construction
For non-city of hamilton related full road closure requests, a permit fee and insurance is required.  Applicant is also responsible for reimbursing all costs associated including warning boards and/or detour boards.

2010 FULL Construction Road Closure Permit Fee = $1,204.59
Temporary Road Closure Permit Application

For information on City of Hamilton Capital Construction Projects in your area, contact the Capital Planning section of Public Works. 

Road Closures (Temporary) - Filming
All filming related requests must first apply through the filming office.  More information can be found on the Hamilton Filming section of the city website.

For filming related road closures, a permit fee and insurance is required.  Applicant is also responsible for reimbursing all costs associated with the closure which may include warning boards and/or detour boards.

2010 Filming FULL Road Closure Permit Fee = $560.39

2009 Filming PARTIAL Road Closure Permit Fee = $210.81

Road Closures (Temporary) - Special Events
To hold Special Events (i.e. festivals, road races, or parades) on a city roadway or park, event organizers must first apply through the Community and Special Events office.

For filming related road closures, a permit fee and insurance is required.  Applicant is also responsible for reimbursing all costs associated with the closure which may include warning boards and/or detour boards.

2010 Special Event FULL Road Closure Permit Fee = $560.39

2009 Special Event PARTIAL Road Closure Permit Fee = $210.81

Road Cuts  
Permits relating to road cuts are not handled by Traffic Engineering & Operations.  Requests can be made by contacting the Design section.  Please note:  applicants should first call Ontario One Call at 1-800-400-2255.

City of Hamilton
Signals and Systems
71 Main Street West
Hamilton,ON
L8P 4Y5

For traffic signal timing information and traffic engineering technical drawings, please fill out the following application and forward it back to our office.

Speeding
Requests on speeding vehicles are very common. Effective methods in achieving reductions in speed are enforcement, utilizing the Aggressive Drive Hotline, a the Speed Watch Program.

Strategic Road Safety Program Action Plan 
The City of Hamilton’s Public Works Department, Police Services, Public Health Services, and their partners have completed a Strategic Road Safety Program.

Vision
To have the safest traffic record in Canada.

Mission
To improve the quality of life of the citizens of Hamilton through a reduction in property damage and injury resulting from traffic collisions.

Primary Goal
Reduce fatal and injury, and property damage only (PD) collisions each by 10% every 3 year period, starting in 2009 from 2008 year end collision levels.

Secondary Goal
The City of Hamilton, Ontario to be recognized as having the safest traffic record in Canada.

Primary Emphasis Areas
Aggressive Driving, Intersections, and Vulnerable Users.

Secondary Emphasis Areas
Older Drivers, Hill Sections, Young Drivers, Curved Sections, Winter Weather, Impaired Driving, Commercial Vehicles, Improper Restraint Usage, Roadway Departure, and Work Zone.

Tourism Oriented Directional Signing (TODS)
TODS is a joint program of the Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Transportation.  The blue and white signs are designed to direct traffic to tourist destinations to and from Ministry Highways.  To request information on requesting these signs, contact Toursim Hamilton.

Truck Routes
The City uses permissive signing rather than restrictive truck route signs to designate where trucks are allowed. This permissive sign system is much more cost effective, easily conveys the message to the drivers, and prevents the proliferation of restrictive signs on all roadways which are not truck routes.