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Michael Kras
10 Apr 2023

Hamilton closes stretch of Mountain Park Avenue until fall

Heads up, drivers: a stretch of Hamilton’s Mountain Park Avenue is set to be closed until fall. According to a release from the city, the closure is in place to accommodate road construction work ...

Michael Kras
03 Apr 2023

Hamilton’s downbound Claremont Access will remain closed to August or September

It looks like Hamilton’s Claremont Access will see its downbound lanes closed for a solid chunk of 2023. The access was quickly closed at the beginning of March between Hunter Street and Upper Jam...

Michael Kras
21 Mar 2023

Burlington Canal Lift Bridge reopens to traffic

Heads up, drivers: at long last, the Burlington Canal Lift Bridge has reopened for vehicular and pedestrian traffic. The bridge has been closed since the beginning of January to allow crews the ...

Michael Kras
09 Jan 2023

Burlington Canal Lift Bridge is closed until late March

Drivers and pedestrians, be aware: the Burlington Canal Lift Bridge is currently closed to traffic until the end of March 2023. The closure, in place to facilitate construction work, went into place...

Michael Kras
06 Oct 2022

Construction set to begin for Hamilton’s Confederation GO Station

At long last, construction is beginning on Hamilton’s forthcoming Confederation GO Station. The Ontario government has announced the start of constructing this new Hamilton transit centre, which wil...

Michael Kras
27 Sep 2022

Park on the Hamilton Mountain is closed until spring 2023

One of the public parks and playgrounds on the Hamilton Mountain is closed until spring of next year. The City of Hamilton tweeted that Eleanor Park, located at 80 Presidio Drive in Ward 6, will be cl...

Michael Kras
12 Aug 2022

Hamilton’s McMaster University is opening a building in Toronto

McMaster University is expanding beyond Hamilton with plans of opening a new building in Toronto. Construction of an 8,000 square foot event space and collaborative learning facility will soon be unde...

Michael Kras
08 Aug 2022

Hamilton reveals final designs for new splash pad at Woodlands Park

The City of Hamilton has released renderings of the final designs for the new public splash pad to be constructed at Woodlands Park in Barton Village. An ideal way for kids and families to beat the he...

Michael Kras
29 Jul 2022

VIDEO: This is how Hamilton LRT will be constructed

Though Hamilton’s forthcoming Light Rail Transit (LRT) infrastructure hasn’t formally broken ground yet, a new video has been released that will give locals a better idea of how its construction i...

Michael Kras
18 Jul 2022

Hamilton hits $1 billion in building permits earliest ever

Hamilton has already surpassed $1 billion worth of new construction for the year as of June 17th. This means that 2022 marks the earliest the city has reached the billion dollar mark in construction v...