News Releases

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.

HAMILTON, ON –The City of Hamilton will be re-opening the previously closed sections of the Sherman Access at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 31, 2018. East leg: The east leg of the Sherman Access will be re-opened. West leg: The west leg of the Sherman Access will be re-opened Sherman Cut:There will be full access to the Sherman Cut. The City of Hamilton would like to thank motorists for their patience and cooperation during the closure times.

HAMILTON, ON – To safely complete spot asphalt removals and repaving, the City of Hamilton will close the northbound lanes of the Red Hill Valley Parkway between Mud Street and Barton Street this Sunday night. Pending weather, the closure will begin on Sunday, August 19 at 5 pm and is expected to wrap up before 6 am on Monday, August 20 2018. Motorists should detour around the temporary closure using the signed detour route eastbound on Mud Street West and northbound on Centennial Parkway.  

HAMILTON, ON – To safely complete construction activities, the City of Hamilton will be closing sections of the Sherman Access beginning Monday, July 23, 2018. East leg: The east leg of the Sherman Access will be closed so crews can install drapery mesh to protect against rock falls. The east leg will be closed beginning on Monday, July 23 at 6 am. The City anticipates re-opening the east leg of the access on August 31, 2018.