City advising of traffic impacts in advance of Highway 403 closures this weekend
HAMILTON, ON – The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is completing rehabilitation work along Highway 403 at the Macklin Street overpass and the Old Guelph Road overpass, and will be closing a portion of the eastbound 403 between King St W and Highway 6 beginning Friday, August 26 at 11 p.m. until Monday, August 29, 2022 at 5 am. Entrance ramps from King St. W. and York Blvd to eastbound 403 will also be closed. During this time, motorists should expect traffic delays along adjacent arterial roads such as Main St and King St and the surrounding lower City.
The planned MTO bridge rehabilitation work includes:
- Removal and replacement of existing asphalt and waterproofing;
- Removal of select deteriorating concrete in deck;
- Concrete patch repairs on deck, soffit, and fascia;
- Crack injection on barriers and abutment walls;
- Replacement of a 4 m section of concrete centre median on the Old Guelph Road structure;
- Repaving of Macklin Street (underneath Highway 403) within the MTO right-of-way.
As a result of this closure, road users from the Highway will be detouring using the Lincoln M. Alexander PKWY (LINC). Motorists travelling on the eastbound 403 should follow signs for detour and motorists travelling through the downtown area should allow extra travel time as additional traffic is expected.
Passengers travelling on HSR routes 5 Delaware, 6 Aberdeen, 7 Locke, 8 York, 9 Rock Gardens, 10 B-Line and 51 University may experience delays due to traffic. Customers are advised to leave extra time for travel.
The MTO has reviewed multiple construction staging and closure scenarios, in coordination with the City of Hamilton, in order to reduce the traffic impacts and the City has worked to modify signal timing in the downtown core during this closure to reduce traffic impacts.
The City thanks motorists for their patience as the MTO completes these infrastructure improvements.