Parkdale Avenue intersection closes for LRT-related work as Metrolinx gears up construction

Samantha Beattie · CBC News

· Posted: Jul 13, 2025 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

Construction related to Hamilton's Light Rail Transit (LRT) task volition spot the afloat closure of a large downtown intersection for 3 days adjacent week. 

Parkdale Avenue astatine Main Street East successful Ward 4 volition beryllium closed from Monday to Wednesday, said the City of Hamilton successful a caller release. 

Workers volition install a ample watermain across Parkdale Avenue arsenic portion of the ongoing enactment to hole for the LRT.

"These aboriginal operation works are a critical part of ensuring roads are safe, reliable and built to work residents and businesses present and successful the aboriginal erstwhile the LRT is successful operation," said the quality release. 

Residents tin usage broadside streets westbound of Parkdale Avenue and autobus detours tin beryllium recovered online. 

"We recognize that roadworthy closures tin beryllium disruptive, and we admit your patience arsenic we enactment to present semipermanent benefits to Hamilton's streets and neighbourhoods," said the city. 

Ontario's transit agency, Metrolinx, is liable for delivering Hamilton's LRT that's been years successful the making. The 14-kilometre way volition run through the little city, from McMaster University successful the westbound to Eastgate Mall in the east.

Construction is presently underway to acceptable the metropolis for the LRT, said Metrolinx successful its astir caller conceptual plan released successful May.

The state is successful the procurement process to find the institution that volition bash the major "civil and utilities work" to relocate utilities "strategically" extracurricular the route, arsenic good arsenic adhd bridges, sidewalks and postulation power signals, said a metropolis study successful June. 

Once a declaration is awarded, the company, on with Metrolinx and the metropolis volition acceptable an LRT operation timeline, the study said. 

Another procurement process volition instrumentality spot to install the obstruction line, including laying the tracks.