News Releases

HAMILTON, ON – To safely complete the installation of a sanitary sewer,  New Alliance Ltd. will close Upper Centennial Pkwy between Rymal Rd. and Green Mountain Rd. beginning at 7 pm on Friday, July 23 until 5 am on Monday July, 26, 2021.   Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour and to expect traffic delays in the area.

HAMILTON, ON – To safely complete road resurfacing, the City of Hamilton will close all lanes of Charlton Avenue East between Victoria Avenue South and Wentworth Street South as well as Wentworth Street South between Charlton Avenue East and Cumberland Avenue beginning Monday, July 19 for approximately four weeks. The closure is expected to wrap up in late August, weather permitting. The scope of work includes road resurfacing as well as concrete curb and sidewalk repairs.

HAMILTON, ON – To safely complete rockfall protection work, the City of Hamilton will close the West Leg of the Sherman Access between the Sherman Cut and Charlton Ave E beginning Monday, July 5, 2021 for approximately six weeks. The closure is expected to wrap up in late August, 2021. The scope of work includes escarpment scaling of loose rocks and the installation of rockfall meshing between the Wentworth stairs and the Sherman Cut. Motorists should take an alternate route to avoid the closure.

HAMILTON, ON - At the request of the Hamilton Police Service, the City of Hamilton will be implementing road closures and installing temporary barriers in downtown Hamilton tomorrow morning in advance of a planned community vigil acknowledging the recent attack on a Muslim family in London, Ontario. The road closures will take place on Saturday, June 12 between 9 am and 5 pm in the following locations:

HAMILTON, ON – To safely complete bridge repairs, the City of Hamilton will reduce the Dundas St E bridge in Waterdown between Mill St and Reynold St to one lane in each direction beginning May 26, 2021 for approximately three weeks. The work is expected to wrap up on or before June 16, 2021. Once the repairs are complete, the Dundas St E bridge will remain as a two-way road with single lanes in the east and westbound direction. Motorists can expect delays.

HAMILTON, ON – In order to complete maintenance on the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway (LINC), the City of Hamilton will be closing the LINC in the eastbound and westbound direction for three days beginning on Friday, May 14, 2021.

HAMILTON, ON – In order to safely complete the installation of a large diameter concrete storm sewer across Rymal Rd. E., the DESO Construction Limited will impose lane closures and lane restrictions between Nebo Rd. and Dartnall Rd., beginning Monday, April 12, 2021 for approximately two weeks. The project is expected to wrap up by late April 2021, weather permitting.

HAMILTON, ON – City of Hamilton water crews are currently responding to a significant watermain break on Hwy 5 (Dundas St E) between Hollybush Dr and Hwy 6. Due to the location of the watermain break, businesses and residents in the area are experiencing low to no water pressure.  Due to the severity of the break, there will be traffic restrictions in both the east and westbound directions for the next several hours. It is anticipated that the repairs will be complete by 4 pm. today.   The cause of the break is currently unknown.

HAMILTON, ON - To safely complete watermain valve replacements on the corner of Sanford Ave S and Rutherford Ave, the City of Hamilton will close Sanford Ave S between Cumberland Ave and Delaware Ave as well as Rutherford Ave between Sanford Ave S and Myrtle Ave beginning on Monday, September 14, 2020. The work is expected to last six weeks and wrap up on or before October 26, 2020, weather permitting. Residents impacted by noise, dust or water service restrictions have been notified.