Study Completion for Highway 52 & Powerline Road West EA

The Process

The road improvements have been planned as a Schedule C Project under Municipal Engineers Association Class Environmental Assessment, (2000, last amended February 2024). Phases 1 through 4 of the process have been completed.

The preferred solution for Highway 52 & Powerline Road West intersection is a roundabout shifted west. This design improves sight lines and operational safety for all road users while minimizing impacts to adjacent properties and natural features, including wetlands, watercourses, and wooded areas.

Learn more about the project at www.hamilton.ca/hwy52

Public Review Period

The Class EA Environmental Study Report documenting the planning process undertaken will be available for public and agency review for a 30-day calendar period from June 10, 2026, to July 10, 2026. The Environmental Study Report is available for public review online at www.hamilton.ca/Hwy52 

Prefer to review in person? You can visit one of these locations:

• Ancaster Municipal Service Centre, 300 Wilson St E, Ancaster, ON L9G 2B9 Tel: 905-546-2489
• Copetown Community Centre, 1950 Governors Rd, Dundas, ON L9H 5E3 Tel: 905-628-9089
• Municipal Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 1st Floor, 71 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8P 4Y5

Subject to the comments received as a result of this notice, the City of Hamilton intends to proceed with the implementation of the recommendations included in the Environmental Study Report.

If you have any accessibility requirements in order to be able to comment on the above report, please contact the Project Manager as soon as possible.

If after reading the Environmental Study Report, you have any questions or concerns, please contact:

In addition, a request may be made to the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) for an order requiring a higher level of study (i.e., requiring an individual/comprehensive EA approval before being able to proceed), or that conditions be imposed (e.g., require further studies), only on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests on other grounds will not be considered. Requests should include the requester contact information and full name for the ministry.

Requests should specify what kind of order is being requested (request for additional conditions or a request for an individual/comprehensive environmental assessment), how an order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy those potential adverse impacts on Aboriginal and treaty rights, and any information in support of the statements in the request. This will ensure that the ministry is able to efficiently begin reviewing the request. The request should be sent in writing or by email to:

Requests must be received by the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks by July 10, 2026. A copy of the request must also be sent to the City of Hamilton by email (please see above for contact) or by mail, to the attention of the City’s Project Manager at 100 King St W, Hamilton, ON L8P 1A2. If there is no request received by July 10, 2026, Highway 52 & Powerline Road West Intersection Improvements will proceed to design and construction as presented in the planning documentation.

Please visit https://www.ontario.ca/page/class-environmental-assessments-section-16-order for more information on requests for orders under section 16 of the Environmental Assessment Act.

All personal information included in your request to MECP such as name, address, telephone number and property location is collected under the authority of section 30 of the Environmental Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.18, and will be used to create a record that is available to the public unless you request that your personal information remain confidential.

Information will be collected in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information, all comments will become part of the public record.