News Releases

HAMILTON, ON – As road infrastructure maintenance on the Sherman Access continues, the Sherman Cut including both east and west legs will be closed for four days beginning on Tuesday, September 3 at 9 am. During this time, all sections of the Sherman Access will remain closed. The closure is expected to wrap up on Friday, September 6 by 7 pm. Motorists should take alternative routes to avoid the closure.

HAMILTON, ON – To allow CN Rail to complete railway maintenance, Victoria Avenue North will be closed between Ferrie Street and Burlington Street beginning on Wednesday, August 28 at 8 am.The maintenance is expected last three days and wrap up on Saturday, August 31 at 6 pm. Motorists looking to access Burlington St are advised to follow the detour route onto Barton Street to Wentworth Street. The City of Hamilton thanks motorists for their patience as CN completes these scheduled upgrades.  

HAMILTON, ON – To safely complete slope stabilization works and road infrastructure maintenance on the Sherman Access the City of Hamilton will close the east leg of Sherman Access between the bottom of the Sherman Cut and Kenilworth Access for approximately two weeks. The closure will begin on Wednesday, August 21 and is expected to wrap up on or before Thursday, September 5. Following the closure on the east leg of the Sherman Access, the Sherman Cut will close for two days in both directions. An update on this work will be provided as it progresses.

HAMILTON, ON – In order to accommodate culvert installations along Centre Rd and Concession 6 E, Concession 6 E and Centre Road will be closed as part of a multi-phase project beginning Monday. Concession 6 E between Garden Lane and Centre Rd will be closed for approximately one week, beginning on Monday, August 12. On Monday, August 19, Centre Rd between Concession 6 and Concession 7 E will close for one week. The entire project is expected to be complete by August 28, weather permitting.

HAMILTON, ON - As the Governors Rd construction project nears completion, Governors Rd will be closed between Creighton Rd and Huntingwood Ave beginning Monday, July 29 between the hours of 9 pm and 6 am. There will be no access to the Governors Rd/Creighton Rd intersection during this time.

HAMILTON, ON -Construction on Locke St S is progressing well and new changes have been implemented on site in order to accommodate the next phase of construction. To manage traffic delays caused by the full closure on Locke St and to accommodate for work in the immediate area, several surrounding one-way streets have been converted to two-way streets. Two-way converted streets include:

HAMILTON, ON – Construction on the northbound (downbound) lanes of the Red Hill Valley Parkway (RHVP) is nearing completion. Re-opening of the northbound lanes will occur slowly in stages beginning mid-day today, June 12. Ramps at the north end of the parkway will reopen first, and it is anticipated that the entire parkway will be open by early evening. The speed limit on both sides of the RHVP will remain at 80 km/hr between Greenhill and the QEW. Hamilton Police Services will be conducting enhanced enforcement in the area.

HAMILTON, ON - On June 10, 2019, Mountain Brow Rd between King Rd and Flanders Dr in Flamborough/Waterdown will permanently close as per an approval through the Waterdown Corridor Class Environmental Assessment. As per the conditions of a 2005 Ontario Municipal Board settlement, the closed section of Mountain Brow Rd will be replaced with a multi-use pathway and storm water drainage improvements to facilitate the Mountainview Heights neighborhood development.

HAMILTON, ON -The McNeilly Rd escarpment access is currently closed in both directions due to falling rocks and debris. City crews have been investigating and are clearing debris. The road is expected to re-open May 31, weather permitting. To fully stabilize the slope, further work is required to reduce the risk of having another failure in the near future.  Work on the access was halted today due to rain and the City requires more time to complete repairs.