Hamilton Truck Route Compliance and Monitoring
Hamilton has launched an online Truck Route violation reporting tool and monitoring dashboard
The City of Hamilton and Hamilton Police Service (HPS) have launched a Truck Violation Reporting Tool, designed to empower Hamilton residents to play an active role in ensuring safer and more compliant use of Hamilton's transportation network. The online reporting tool is coupled with a new Truck Route monitoring dashboard
The reporting tool allows residents to report any truck route violation they observe in their community. By submitting location-specific feedback, residents can help the City and Hamilton Police Service monitor, efficiently allocate resources and address non-compliance issues. The monitoring dashboard displays the aggregate data collected by the reporting tool.
Residents, particularly rural residents in Carlisle and Millgrove, have long had issues with large trucks disrespecting Hamilton’s approved Truck Route. Working with concerned citizens and rural Councillors, we’ve established a Rural Road Task Force to broadly support the needs of rural residents on this front. the Task Force has generated a plan to implement an enhanced rural pothole protocol, and was the genesis for the new dashboard tool that works alongside the reporting mechanism.
Further, I have repeatedly noted my opposition to trucks on Carlisle Rd specifically, as it continues to pose a safety hazard for the Carlisle community. I am committed to working with residents, the City, and HPS to remove trucks from Carlisle Road.
Residents can assist HPS by quickly reporting Truck Route violations through the online Truck Violation Reporting Tool, or phone the HPS non-emergency line at 905-546-4925 .
In Waterdown, the Hamilton Truck Route Network includes all of Dundas St. and Parkside Dr., as well as Avonsyde Blvd and Clappison Ave. Further, trucks are permitted on Hamilton St. specifically between the hours of 7am and 7pm. Into Carlisle and Mountsburg, trucks are permitted along Centre Rd. all the way to Campbellville Rd., as well as on Campbellville Rd between Highway 6 and Centre Rd. Finally, trucks may use Concession 6 East between Centre Rd. and Highway 6 and all of Carlisle Rd., specifically between the hours of 7am and 7pm.
In addition to the specific truck route(s) noted through on-street signage, and the network map presented above, there are some minor variances allowed. For example, trucks may exit off of the permissive route to access their destination using the shortest distance from the truck route possible from non-designated City roadways. Further, in the rural areas of Flamborough, registered farm vehicles are permitted to use non-designated City roadways.
The enforcement of Hamilton’s Truck Route is exclusively through the Hamilton Police Service. Failure to adhere to Truck Route network and heavy truck restrictions may result in fines under the Highway Traffic Act and Municipal Traffic By-law.
