Hamilton adds bus-only lane & priority transit signal on Main Street

Hamilton has made a few changes to improve bus safety with a short bus-only lane on Main Street.

The city has also created a priority transit signal at Main and MacNab, which allows buses to drive through ahead of other traffic.

Starting today, drivers can spot the signal by its white vertical bar on a black background. A new right turn lane has also been added next to the bus-only lane. Right turns are only allowed on a green light.

In addition to the lane reconfiguration, the city has also made safety improvements along Main Street and King Street between Dundurn Street and the Delta, including:

• No right turn on red restrictions on Main Street.
• Pedestrian “countdown” signals installations on Main Street with all intersections between Dundurn Street and Sanford Avenue completed. The remainder of intersections are expected to be installed by end of August.
• Leading Pedestrian intervals have been added to intersections on Main Street between Locke Street and Victoria Street with the remainder expected to be installed by end of August.
• Ladder crossings have been implemented at the majority of intersections on Main and King Street.
• A preliminary design for the pedestrian scramble at Main and Summer’s Lane has been completed – the project will be tendered and construction is expected to commence in late 2022 or early 2023.
• Implementation of no right turn on red restrictions, pedestrian countdown timers and leading pedestrian intervals on King Street will commence following the work on Main Street.