Hamilton Road Safety

• Hamilton police’s new camera tech is on the road and reading licence plates

  Hamilton police say expired plates are the most common flag coming from their new licence plate readers, which have been on the street since Monday.

  Canada

  May 4, 2023
  
• Hamilton police investigating ‘dooring’ incident that injured two cyclists

  Hamilton police have confirmed they're investigating an incident involving a pair of cyclists being injured after getting "doored" on Locke Street.

  Traffic

  May 3, 2023
  
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• Hamilton to review annual snow clearing, potentially to adapt Vision Zero measures

  Hamilton city staff are set to take on a review of winter control and snow clearing operations, with the potential of folding in principles of the Vision Zero safety initiative.

  Traffic

  Mar 21, 2023
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• Hamilton to begin installing signs for new truck route

  New signs will be going up across the lower city and parts of the mountain over the next six weeks as part of Hamilton's new truck route.

  Traffic

  Mar 7, 2023
• Andrea Horwath pledging to improve traffic safety in Hamilton, add roundabout on Highway 52

  Andrea Horwath is committing to getting a roundabout built at Highway 52 and Powerline Road if she's elected as the new mayor of Hamilton in the October election.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2022
• Transit priority signal, designated bus lane now operating at Main and MacNab streets: City

  As part of lane reconfiguration work, the city is alerting drivers of a new transit priority signal and designated bus-only lane that became operational on Aug. 19.

  Traffic

  Aug 19, 2022
• Hamilton steps up messaging to combat distracted driving amid rising collisions

  Hamilton's current road safety campaign is expected to put more focus on inattentive driving amid connections to rising fatality and injury data from the Ontario Safety League.

  Traffic

  Aug 16, 2022
• Lane reduction, new stop light rules are biggest changes to Hamilton’s Main Street

  The restriping of Hamilton's Main Street into a four-lane roadway will be the first part of the work city crews are doing this week to enhance safety.

  Traffic

  Aug 16, 2022
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• Work to enhance road safety on Main, King Streets has begun

  A couple of Hamilton’s major thoroughfares are set to undergo changes in keeping with city-approved road safety alterations decided in July.

  Traffic

  Aug 12, 2022
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• Hamilton councillors approve various road safety initiatives

  'I have to make this happen for our residents to ensure that they feel safer,' said Ward 3 Coun. Nrinder Nann.

  Politics

  Aug 11, 2022