News Releases

HAMILTON, ON - Beginning today, Birch Ave will reopen after several months of construction. As part of the reconstruction project, one section of Birch Ave has been converted to accommodate two-way traffic. The section between Wilson St and Barton St will reopen to two-way traffic beginning today. Birch Ave between Burlington St E and Princess St will remain one-way southbound. The reconstruction work on Birch Ave included new watermain installations, road reconstruction, and a new pedestrian crossover.

HAMILTON, ON – Beginning tomorrow, the Queen St S two-way conversion project between Main St W and Aberdeen Ave will officially be complete, allowing motorists to travel both northbound and southbound on Queen St S. Queen St S was previously a one-way southbound street between Main St W and Herkimer St and a two-way street south of Herkimer St. Construction on Queen St S began in June and has included:

HAMILTON, ON – Beginning on Wednesday, August 5, the City of Hamilton will reduce the downbound lanes on the Claremont Access to one lane, for approximately two weeks to safely complete center wall repairs.   The lane restriction is expected to wrap up on or before Friday, August 21, weather permitting. The upbound lanes will remain closed until November 2020 to accommodate resurfacing and the construction of the new Keddy Access Trail.

HAMILTON, ON – Beginning on Monday, July 6, the City of Hamilton will start construction in the upbound lanes of the Claremont access. The upbound lanes will be completely closed beginning Monday until November 2020 to accommodate resurfacing and the construction of the new Keddy Access Trail. The upbound lanes will be resurfaced between Main Street and Inverness Avenue. The ramp to West 5th Street along the Mountain Brow will also be resurfaced.

HAMILTON, ON – Beginning on Monday, June 8, the City of Hamilton will start Stage One of the reconstruction work on Queen Street South. Stage One will continue throughout the summer months and will wrap up by the end of July, 2020. Stage One details Dates for the work are weather permitting, however at this time, Stage One is scheduled for:

HAMILTON, ON – On June 8, 2020 the City of Hamilton will begin construction on the two-way conversion project for Queen Street South between Aberdeen Avenue and King Street West. The project involves eight intersection improvements including new installation or upgrade of traffic signals, roadway restoration, curb and sidewalk reconstruction and pavement markings. A brief summary of the work includes:

HAMILTON, ON – To allow Bell to complete manhole repairs, the northbound right turning lane from Sherman Avenue North to Cannon Street East will be closed beginning Monday, January 13 for approximately 7 weeks. The project is expected to be completed by Friday, February 28, weather permitting. Motorists may experience delays. HSR Route 3 - CANNON will be on detour in the eastbound direction. Visit www.hamilton.ca/hsrdetours for details.

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 - 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.