News Releases

Complete road closure on Locke St S begins next week

May 17 2019

HAMILTON, ON – Beginning Tuesday, May 21, the City of Hamilton will completely close Locke St in both directions between Hunter St and Melbourne St. to accommodate the ongoing reconstruction project in the area. There will be no vehicular access on Locke St S between Hunter St and Melbourne St. All sidewalks and businesses in the area will remain open. To manage traffic delays caused by the full closure of Locke St, several surrounding one-way streets will be converted into two-way streets, including Hunter St, Bold St, Pine St and Tuckett Street.
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Updates and Changes to HSR Routes

April 9 2019

HAMILTON, ON - As we continue to build a more modern HSR service that improves the customer experience, effective April 28 2019, HSR will be implementing changes affecting the following routes: Re-routing of Route 7 LOCKE due to construction will begin on April 28 and remain in effect for the duration of the project. Re-routing buses will require customers to walk into the Locke St shopping district, but will allow buses on routes 7, 8 and 6 (they are all interlined) to maintain schedule integrity.
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Downbound lane on James Mountain Road closed Friday to Sunday

November 21 2018

HAMILTON, ON – To safely complete urgent repairs to a manhole cover, the City of Hamilton will close the single downbound lane on the James Mountain Road escarpment access beginning Friday morning. The work will begin at approximately 10 am on Friday, November 23 and is scheduled to wrap up by 4 pm on Sunday, November 25, 2018. Motorists traveling down the escarpment should take an alternate access. The single upbound lane on James Mountain Road will remain open.   
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Road2Hope Marathon Road Closure & HSR Detours

October 31 2018

HAMILTON, ON – In order to accommodate the Road2Hope Marathon, the City of Hamilton will close all downbound lanes of the Red Hill Valley Parkway between the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway and Barton St for the morning of Sunday, November 4, 2018. The closure will begin at approximately 8 am and the road is scheduled to reopen by 1 pm on Sunday.
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Garner Road E closed beginning Monday

May 2 2018

HAMILTON, ON – To safely install new sewers and water mains, the City of Hamilton will close all lanes of Garner Road E between Glancaster Road and Southcote Road beginning Monday for approximately four months. The closure will begin on Monday, May 7 and is expected to wrap up by late August 2018. Motorists should detour around the closure using Glancaster Road, Book Road, and Southcote Road. 
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Closure on York Boulevard this Sunday

February 2 2018

HAMILTON, ON – In order to complete repairs to sanitary sewers in the area, York Boulevard will be closed in both directions between Park Street N and MacNab Street N – in front of the Hamilton Farmer’s Market and Hamilton Public Library – this Sunday. The work will begin at 7:30 am on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 and is expected to be complete by 5 pm. HSR routes 4 Bayfront, 7 Locke, 8 York will be on detour throughout the closure. Details are available at www.hamilton.ca/hsrdetours.   
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Update: Rymal Road West and Garth Street intersection paving work to begin today

November 20 2017

HAMILTON, ON - To safely complete paving work on Rymal Road West, the City of Hamilton is conducting staged closures of the Rymal and Garth intersection. Due to weather conditions over the weekend, the paving work, which was originally scheduled to begin yesterday, will start today, November 20, 2017 and be completed over the next two days. The work is expected to wrap up by 7 am Wednesday November 22.
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Stone Church Road closed at Garth Street until late August

July 21 2017

HAMILTON, ON - July 21, 2017 - As part of ongoing improvements on Hamilton’s west mountain, Stone Church Road will be closed to all through traffic at Garth Street for approximately six weeks beginning Monday, July 24, 2017. The entire intersection at Stone Church Road and Garth Street will be reconstructed and improved in two stages – traffic routing along Garth Street will be adjusted part way through the closure to allow crews safe access to both sides of the intersection.
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Eastbound lanes of Stone Church Road closed at Dartnall Road beginning tomorrow

June 20 2017

HAMILTON, ON - June 20, 2017 - To safely complete work required to water mains in the area, the City of Hamilton will close the eastbound lanes of Stone Church Road at Dartnall Road beginning tomorrow for approximately one week. The closure will begin Wednesday, June 21, 2017 and is expected to wrap up on or before the evening of Wednesday, June 28, 2017.  Motorists traveling eastbound should detour around the closure using Nebo Road, Rymal Road and Dartnall Road. Motorists traveling westbound should expect delays in the area.  
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Construction on Wentworth Street North begins Monday

May 5 2017

HAMILTON, ON - May 5, 2017 - Wentworth Street North will be closed from Mars Avenue to Brant Street beginning Monday May 8 to May 31, 2017 to install sewer infrastructure for brownfield development. Detours have been posted along Barton Street and Burlington Street for traffic deviated from Wentworth Street North to travel north or south on the adjacent arterial one-way roads.
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Road2Hope Marathon Road Closure & HSR Detours

November 5 2016

November 5, 2016 - HAMILTON, ON - Tomorrow morning, the downbound lanes of the Red Hill Valley Parkway between Stone Church Road and Barton Street will be closed between 7:30 am and approximately 12:30 pm for the Road2Hope Marathon. Several HSR routes will also be following detours for parts of the morning. Motorists may also experience some delays along the race route throughout the morning. 
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Beckett Drive (Queen Street Hill) to Close Sunday

August 17 2016

HAMILTON, ON – August 17, 2016 – To safely complete rock scaling and preventative maintenance work, the City of Hamilton’s Public Works Department will close Beckett Drive (Queen Street Hill) in both directions next week. The work will begin at 9 am on Sunday, August 21 and is expected to wrap up by 6 pm on Friday, August 26, 2016. This closure will require a temporary re-routing of the 34 Upper Paradise bus route. View detailed route and bus stop information.
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