News Releases

HAMILTON, ON – This afternoon, City staff welcomed Ward 2 Councillor Jason Farr and Graham McNally to formally open John Rebecca Park after construction began in June 2019. In 2018, Hamilton City Council formally accepted a generous donation of $1 million from the Patrick J. McNally Charitable Foundation to support construction at John Rebecca Park. The Patrick J. McNally Charitable Foundation aims to support the development of parks, outdoor spaces and buildings that provide opportunities for communities in Hamilton and Burlington to learn, explore and enjoy.

HAMILTON, ON – In order to complete bridge repairs on the Nikola Tesla Boulevard overpass, the City will close the eastbound and westbound lanes for three days, beginning Wednesday, November 27 at 9 am. All westbound lanes will be closed between Woodward Avenue and Strathearne Avenue from Wednesday, November 27 at 9 am until the evening of Friday, November 29. Following the westbound closure, all eastbound lanes will be closed between Ottawa Street North and Parkdale Avenue from Monday, December 2 at 9 am until the evening of Wednesday, December 4.

HAMILTON, ON – Tomorrow, members of the media are invited to attend a brief ceremony and ribbon cutting to celebrate the re-opening of Locke St. His worship, Mayor Fred Eisenberger, and Ward 1 Councillor Maureen Wilson will welcome members of the Locke St BIA and City staff to formally re-open the road after long-term reconstruction closed the road for several months. A brief walking tour of the newly reconstructed street will follow the ribbon cutting.

HAMILTON, ON – In order to accommodate the Hamilton Marathon Road2Hope, all downbound lanes of the Red Hill Valley Parkway will be closed between the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway and Barton St for the morning of Sunday, November 3, 2019. The closure will begin at approximately 8 a.m. and the road is scheduled to reopen by 1 pm on Sunday.

HAMILTON, ON – The City of Hamilton is inviting residents and visitors to the Gage Park Greenhouses between Friday, October 18 and Sunday, October 27 to celebrate the 99th Annual Fall Garden & Mum Show. The theme this year is, “The Secret Life of Bugs” where visitors will enjoy various displays featuring insect inspired floral designs including Charlotte the Spider, Spotty Bug Lady Bug and Beatrice the Butterfly.

HAMILTON, ON – The City of Hamilton will close all eastbound lanes on the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway (LINC) this weekend to conduct maintenance. The eastbound lanes will be closed from Mohawk Road W to the Upper Red Hill Valley Parkway/Mud Street beginning at 9:30 p.m. on Friday, September 6 until approximately 11 p.m. on Sunday, September 8. Access between Hwy 403 and the Mohawk Road exit will be maintained.

HAMILTON, ON - The City of Hamilton will be completing work on the Red Hill Valley Parkway (RHVP) overnight tomorrow, which will result in short closures in one direction at a time. The northbound lanes of the RHVP will be closed between the Upper Red Hill Valley Parkway/Mud St. and Queenston Rd. beginning at 9 p.m. tomorrow, August 29. Work in the northbound lanes is expected to take approximately two hours. Once work in the northbound lanes is complete, crews will shift operations into the southbound lanes

HAMILTON, ON - The Cannon St reconstruction project is continuing to move ahead this weekend with overnight paving operations between James St N. and Ferguson Ave N. In order to re-open part of Cannon St before Supercrawl, the City of Hamilton is conducting paving operations between James St N. and Ferguson Ave. N. starting tomorrow night, Saturday, August 24 at 7 pm.

HAMILTON, ON – To safely complete road resurfacing, the City of Hamilton will reduce Jerseyville Rd to one lane between Highway 52 and Ronald Rd beginning Monday, August 19 for approximately 3 weeks. During construction, traffic in both east and west directions will be flagged through the work zone. The lane restriction will begin on Monday, August 19 and is expected to wrap up on September 9, 2019, weather permitting.