23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Hamilton Spectator
Burlington gets slight reprieve from bad traffic weekend that had mayor calling for ‘better co-ordination' of projects
Burlington motorists have received a slight reprieve this weekend with only one of three planned major road closures going ahead. There is also a GO train service disruption to be aware of.
The partial closure of two Niagara bound QEW lanes over the Skyway Bridge, originally planned May 23 to 26, is now anticipated from Friday, May 30 to Monday, June 2. Updates will be available at the
ministry's 511 traffic alerts website
.
The City of Hamilton also announced May 22 that a planned full closure of the Lincoln Alexander Parkway was also moved from this weekend to the May 30-June 2 weekend.
Both projects were apparently conditional on weather and delayed due to rain.
A full closure of Burloak Drive, between Prince William Drive and Harvester Road, is moving ahead this weekend starting Friday, May 23 at 8 p.m. and continuing to Monday, May 26 at 6 a.m.
The area will be closed to all traffic, including cyclists and pedestrians, during construction work for the Burloak Grade Separation. For more information on the project,
go to the Metrolinx website
.
There will be no GO train service Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25, between Oakville station and West Harbour station in Hamilton, impacting all three Burlington GO stations.
GO buses will run between Aldershot and Oakville stations. For schedule updates
visit the GO Transit website
.
The previously scheduled three simultaneous area road closures, and lack of GO train service, prompted Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward to post a statement on her Facebook page noting 'the city does not have approval or control over these closures.'
Meed Ward stated the closures were expected to create congestion and delays on Burlington roads, and city staff shared concerns with Metrolinx, the Ministry of Transportation and the City of Hamilton.
'We are advocating for better co-ordination of planned construction projects,' Meed Ward said.
The mayor noted several more lane closures on the Skyway Bridge are expected this summer as the Ministry of Transportation continues restoration work.
According to the statement, city staff planned to help mitigate impacts by adjusting traffic signal timings, and working with other agencies, including Halton Police, OPP, and Halton Region.
'We continue to advocate for improved planning, co-ordination, and mitigation of these impacts in the future,' Meed Ward's statement continues. 'We encourage you to share your driving experiences during these periods of road work directly with the Province and to your MPP. Public input helps them better understand the local impact of the lane closures.'
