Projects in Ward 1
Ainslie Wood
Alexander Park Skate Park
- Scope: Alexander Skate Park is a proposed +/-1,000m2 (10,764 Sq. Ft.) wheeled sports facility. The concrete facility will be integrated with the park’s existing amenities and will cater to various wheeled sports such as skateboarding, rollerblading, scooters and BMX bikes.
- Project Manager: Ken Wheaton
- Project website
- Status: Project began April 1, 2024. As of late June - DELAY - The Alexander Skate Park project has experienced unexpected delays due to higher-than-anticipated groundwater levels. Although there are no visible signs of water at ground level, the project requires excavation into saturated soil at depths of approximately 3.5 m to install a drainage system for the skate park and accommodate the construction of the skate bowls. Despite two months of monitoring, the water levels have remained higher than initially estimated. The City is collaborating with the General Contractor, Geotechnical Engineers, shoring specialists, and dewatering specialists to determine the best course of action. While this is a time-consuming process, ensuring that the project can proceed logically and safely and result in a long-lasting finished product is crucial. We anticipate it will take approximately ten weeks to complete the necessary studies and analysis, impacting our overall project schedule. Unfortunately, this means that the initial completion date of fall 2024 will not be achievable. The project team is actively investigating the issue and finding a solution and will provide updates as soon as more information becomes available.
Alexander Park Community Hub
- Scope: The Alexander Park Clubhouse Renewal project aims to provide an accessible, multi-purpose space for community use and programming opportunities. The park's existing fieldhouse will be renewed and updated to better serve the community's needs.
- Project Manager: Lu-Ann Duxbury
- Project website
- Status: Construction expected Fall 2024. Design
Cycling Master Plan I
Scope: Continuing the projected bike lanes on Main St W from Wilson St in Ancaster to Ofield Rd. Bikeway from Ewen Rd (end of City's portion of the rail trail) along Ofield to meet the protected lanes on Main St W
- Project Manager: Danny Pimental
- Status: Summer 2024
Kirkendall
HAAA Park Renewal
- Scope: spray pad, playground, basketball court, seating areas, sun shelter, new pathways, park lighting and tree planting, fieldhouse renovation, sports field, running track, outdoor fitness equipment, skate-dot, seating areas, memorial beds and irrigated garden beds, was planned for 2024-2025.
- The Renewal Plan community consultation ran from February 2021 to the Spring of 2022 (Review past public information presentations and meeting videos)
- Project Manager: Sarah Eakins
- Project website
- Status: Construction in Spring 2025 - See details below re: delay
As of July 10, 2024
The detailed design of the HAAA Grounds Renewal Plan has taken longer than anticipated this year due to the complexity of the design, in particular the grading and drainage plans and the underground stormwater infrastructure servicing plans. The stormwater collection system within the park has been carefully designed to tie into the City’s combined sewer system (sanitary and storm within a single pipe). A complex combination of underground catch basin and maintenance hole structures has been designed to mitigate the potential of gases being released into the park from the combined sewer. In addition to this, an underground stormwater collection tank will reduce the volume of water entering the combined sewer during a storm surge.
It’s estimated the construction of the HAAA Renewal Plan will take eight months to complete. Construction will begin in Spring 2025 (previously planned for Summer 2024). The considerations that have informed the decision to delay the construction to the 2025 season are as follows:
- Safety of School Students:
The park will be closed to the public during construction, so starting in Spring, the HAAA Grounds will be less unavailable for Kanetskare School use and student walking routes during the school year.
2. Public Access:
If started in Fall 2024, the eight months of estimated construction activity would likely require the site to be closed to the public for almost 12 months due to expected inclement weather in the Winter months, slowing construction and extending the construction timeline. Starting construction in Spring instead means the existing recreational space will remain available over the Winter.
3. Traffic and parking on Charlton Ave W:
Starting construction in Spring will avoid any unnecessary disruptions to vehicular, cyclist, and pedestrian traffic on Charlton Ave W during the Winter months, when construction activity will likely be slowed or stalled, reducing the overall impact on the community. In addition, the required parking spaces that would be unavailable during construction (entrance and egress for the park) would remain unavailable during the winter months regardless of whether activity ceased on-site.
4. Construction Efficiency:
Starting in Spring will compress the time the park is under construction because exterior construction activities can usually be completed quickly during the Summer. Reducing the time the park is closed for construction will reduce costs for site security. Work schedules will likely be more streamlined, with fewer inclement weather shut-downs.
- The play structure and spray pad will be out of commission for part of the season. Alternative play structures are located at Jackson Park (439 Jackson S), Mapleside Park (13 Mapleside Ave) and Beulah Park (59 Beulah Ave). Alternative spray pads: Victoria Park (500 King St W), Durand Park (89 Charlton Ave W), Churchill Park (255 Glen Rd), Alexander Park (201 Whitney Ave)
Canada Street Sidewalk Repairs
- Scope: Canada Street from Queen St S to the extreme west end should expect to see sidewalk repairs at the selected locations.
- Project Manager: Robert Marques
- Status: Summer 2024
Aberdeen Retaining Wall
- Scope: repair and/or replacement of concrete retaining walls, sidewalls and stairs; concrete sidewalk and approach replacement; and road restoration.
- Status: In progress. Expected completion date, July 31, 2024
Stanley Ave and Homewood Ave - Cleaning and Structural Lining of the Watermains
- Scope: The work involves excavating pits at strategic locations to access the watermain and structurally line the existing pipe on Stanley Ave (Locke to Dundurn). Homewood Ave (Kent to Dundurn) -
- Status: In progress. Expected completion August 31, 2024
Strathcona
Victoria Park Fieldhouse
- The fieldhouse washroom renovation was completed in July 2024. The final element will be painting murals on all four exterior walls.
- Status: Expected Fall 2024
York Boulevard 2024 Construction
- Scope: 500 mm water main from Locke St N to Caroline St N, full reconstruction on the north side in 2024, south side in 20025 - included enhanced pedestrian and cyclist safety features,
- Project page:
- Status: Two-phase construction. The north side of York and Cannon St W began on July 8, 2024, and will continue until December 2024. Phase 2 will start in Spring 2025 and occur on the south side of York Blvd.
Westdale
Churchill Park Phase 3
- Scope: Phase 3 will address the field house washrooms, pathways, the Parkside north-end stairs, and an informal teaching area
- Project website
- Project Manager: Ken Wheaton
- Status: In design - Phase 3 will commence in 2024. A previous community meeting took place in November 2024
King St W (Cline Ave to Dalewood Ave)
- Scope: King Street (Dalewood Cres to Sterling Street) has been scheduled for traffic signalization improvements, which includes an independent pedestrian signal at King W and Haddon Ave
- Status: Tentative Fall 2024 start
Whitton Rd and Cline Ave S (King to Sterling) Resurfacing
- Scope: Roadway resurfacing, sidewalk repairs
- Project Manager: Jeff Rowan
- Status: Tentative Fall 2024 start
Sterling St & Oakwood Place Resurfacing
- Scope: Roadway resurfacing, sidewalk repairs, bike lane improvements on Sterling Street, raised intersection installation at Sterling St and Dalewood Cres
- Status: Mobilization expected Spring 2025
Macklin St. N Road Resurfacing
- Scope: repairing concrete sidewalks, curbs and gutters, grinding the roadway and completing paving operations on Macklin N from King W to the entrance of Coronation Arena
- Status: Construction begins July 16, 2024. Expected completion by July 31, 2024
Completed
Ainslie Wood
- Construction of New Traffic Control Infrastructure (Various Locations) - Completed 2023
Construction of New Bump-outs on Sanders Boulevard at Thorndale Cres and another at Binkley Road
Raised pedestrian crossovers at the Hamilton Rail Trail on the following roads in Ainslie Wood: Stroud Rd, Broadway Ave, Emerson St, Leland St, Rifle Range Rd.
Ewen Rd -a multi-use path on the west sidethatoprovidese a direct crossing.
- Mapes Ave - Aylett St to Leland St: Resurfacing - Completed 2023
Roadway and sidewalk repairs
- Main & Whitney (HD17A) Water Pumping Station Municipal Class Environmental Assessment and Conceptual Design
Notice of Study Area Expansion and Public Information Centre (PIC) No. 2
The City of Hamilton has initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) study following the Schedule B process to develop and assess alternative solutions for a new Water Pumping Station (WPS) to replace the existing Main & Whitney (HD17A) WPS currently located at Main Street West & Whitney Avenue.
This study will define the problems/opportunities associated with the existing HD17A WPS, assess alternative solutions, and determine the preferred location for a new WPS. A conceptual design will be completed to identify the main design aspects of the preferred alternative. Once the new pumping station is commissioned, the existing HD17A WPS will be decommissioned.
Project Manager: Udo Ehrenberg
Status: Study Completed
Past meeting videos are hosted virtually on the City’s webpage at www.hamilton.ca/mainwhitneystationea
Kirkendall
- Kent St & Pearl St S Resurfacing - Completed 2022
Status: Construction completed in 2023. Included repair of concrete curbs and sidewalks (at various locations), milling the roadway and re-surfacing with hot mix asphalt on Kent and traffic calming mechanisms from Hunter St W to Amelia as part of the Bicycle Boulevard project still in pilot phase
Strathcona
- Victoria Park Spray Pad and Sun Shelter - Completed June 2024
Scope: Replacement of the existing spray pad, construction of a new sun shelter, construction of a new plaza area with seating, and park lighting upgrades. The new spray pad is shaped like the shadow of the historical Crystal Palace, which once stood on the same ground. Note that these projects mark the completion of the Victoria Park Master Plan, which began over a decade ago.
- Victoria Park Fieldhouse Washroom Renovations - Completed July 2024
Scope: two outdoor access washrooms, one of two with a universal accessible design. One interior universal accessible washroom.
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Dundurn Park Play Structure Replacement - Completed May 2024
Scope: The new easy-access play structure, rubberized and accessible surfaces, accessible saucer swing, panels, and musical elements were designed based on community-specific responses to a public survey held in 2022.
- Jones St Construction - Completed 2023
Scope" Watermain replacement, storm sewer installation, road & sidewalk reconstruction and associated works
- Morden St - Full Reconstruction - Completed 2023
Scope: Watermain replacement, storm sewer installation, road & sidewalk reconstruction and associated works
Westdale
- Real-Time Control Sterling St Sewer Chamber Construction & Road Closure - Completed 2023
- Marion Ave North Reconstruction and Marion Ave S - Completed 2023
Watermain replacement, storm sewer installation, road & sidewalk reconstruction and associated works
- Real-Time Control Glen Road Sewer Chamber Construction
Purpose: To improve control of combined sewer flows to the wastewater treatment plant. Spring-Summer of 2023 and 2024
Why is the City doing this work?
Real-time controls help to manage wastewater flows and reduce combined sewer overflow events efficiently. With advanced computer software responding to sensors that measure flow, level, pressure and rainfall, real-time controls manipulate gates, weirs, chambers, and pump stations to get the most out of the wastewater system. These responses and adaptations occur immediately, resulting in an overall system that is more capable of managing wet weather flows, better prepared to defend its systems from damage or overuse and better equip us to protect the water quality of Hamilton Harbour. We can monitor, control, and capture more combined sewer flows in real-time by upgrading flow regulator chambers as on Sterling Street. For more information on Real-Time Control, visit: www.Hamilton.ca/CleanHarbour
Status: Completed 2024