News Releases

HAMILTON, ON - To safely complete road maintenance, the City of Hamilton will close the East Leg of the Sherman Access between the Sherman Cut and the Kenilworth Access for one day beginning on Tuesday, June 22 at 8 am. The closure is expected to wrap up by 4 pm on Tuesday, weather permitting.  The scope of work includes Kenilworth gate controller maintenance, ditching, rock removal, litter cleanup, as well as street-lighting pole replacement and straightening. Motorists should take an alternate route to avoid the closure.

HAMILTON, ON - In order to accommodate repairs to an overhead sign structure on the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway (LINC), the City of Hamilton will close the westbound lanes of the LINC between the Upper James exit ramp and the Garth St entrance ramp for one night beginning on Friday, May 29. The overnight closure will begin at 8 pm on Friday and wrap up at 6 am on Saturday, May 30. Motorists should detour around the closure using Stone Church Rd. The City thanks motorists for their patience and cooperation as we complete these important repairs.

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 – 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.

HAMILTON, ON – This evening, Hamilton City Council approved a motion that directs the City Manager and City Solicitor to bring Council back further information about the process to initiate an external investigation pursuant to the Ontario Municipal Act and Public Inquiries Act. Also this evening, Hamilton City Council directed staff to release two additional reports.

HAMILTON, ON – Early this morning, a tractor-trailer carrying liquid asphalt struck a bridge and rolled over on the Red Hill Valley Parkway, spilling approximately 44,000 litres of liquid asphalt onto the road and into the grassy median area. At this time, the Red Hill Valley Parkway remains closed southbound between Queenston Road and Greenhill Ave, and northbound between Stone Church Road and King Street E while City of Hamilton crews clean up the asphalt and repair significant damage to the road itself.

HAMILTON, ON – Today, City of Hamilton crews are preparing for the first winter snowfall of the 2018-2019 winter season. As always, our primary focus during and after a storm is ensuring residents are safe. In Hamilton, key activities under the winter roads program include patrolling the roads and monitoring conditions, applying anti-icing and de-icing materials, plowing snow, removing and disposing of snow and ice, clearing sidewalks and bus stops, and managing the snow and salt storage sites.

HAMILTON, ON – To safely replace and install new cross culverts, the City of Hamilton will close all lanes of Airport Road W between Glancaster Road and the Highway 6 Ramp / primary entrance to the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport beginning Monday for approximately three weeks. The closure will begin on Monday, October 29 and is expected to wrap up on or before Friday, November 16, 2018.

October 2, 2018 - HAMILTON, ON – City of Hamilton water crews are currently responding to a large water main break near the Woodward Wastewater Treatment Plant. The break is located in the area of Dunn Ave and Grace Ave, and has caused flooding on the roadways and in a number of homes in the area. Public Works staff and Hamilton Fire are on scene addressing the situation with affected residents. The water and power have been shut off, and city crews will begin repairs tomorrow morning.