COMMUTERS: Your weekday morning weather and traffic updates

Hamilton’s Linc is closed this morning in both directions between Upper James and Upper Wentworth for a police investigation after a two-vehicle collision overnight.

Traffic will be impacted throughout the Mountain as drivers find alternate routes.

Police say the parkway is expected to remain closed for hours this morning.

Roads are dry.

It is 17 C at 8 a.m.

Sunrise 5:39 a.m. and sunset at 9:03 p.m. ​

Today’s AQHI at 6 a.m. is 3 on Hamilton Mountain and 2 downtown and west Hamilton. Today’s forecast is not expected to pass 4 — low risk. Yesterday’s air quality warning ended overnight.

TODAY’S INCIDENTS AND TRAFFIC UPDATES:

MISSISSAUGA: 401 eastbound express at Dixie Road, collision blocking four right lane. 7:38 a.m.

FORT ERIE: QEW Toronto bound between Thompson and Netherby roads, construction. All lanes closed. 6:59 a.m.

HAMILTON: Linc CLOSED in both directions between Upper Wentworth and Upper James after a collision overnight. 1:55 a.m.

SCHOOL UPDATES:

– No school notifications at this time.

GAS PRICES:

Gasbuddy.com is reporting the lowest price in the area as 148.2 at Mobil, 1565 Rymal Rd. E.

Not driving? Check out Hamilton HSR’s page on navigating local transit.

HSR

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— #HSRAlert: Due to a long-term construction project, the stop at the NW corner of Hunter & Caroline is no longer in service. For routes 7 LOCKE Westbound & 34 UPPER PARADISE Southbound, please use the stop at Hunter at Hess or Hunter at Bay instead.

GO alert —

GO Transit

TODAY’S HEADLINES:

* Wild Waterworks to open with new paint job — and no bathroom scales

* ‘They should do it once a month’: Car-less King Street East a hit among locals

* Pedestrian dead in Burlington after being struck by GO train

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TODAY’S WEATHER:

Sunny. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h this morning. High 25. Humidex 28. UV index 9 or very high

Tonight, clear. Wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Wind becoming northeast 30 before morning. Low 17.

Source: Environment Canada​

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EVENTS and ROAD CLOSURES:

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– Bike Month in Hamilton. bikemonth.ca/hamilton

HALTON – Seneca Avenue temporary closed between New Street and Bruce Street on Monday, June 19th, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. for hazardous tree removal.

QEW Niagara bound: Recurring-Maintenance on QEW Fort Erie Bound between BRANT STREET, Burlington and BARTLETT AVENUE, Grimsby. 1 Alternating Lane(s). Expected end June 16 at 5 a.m.

HAMILTON: Recurring-Moving Maintenance Closure on QEW Toronto bound between CENTENNIAL PKWY, Hamilton and BURLINGTON SKYWAY, Burlington. 1 Left Lane(s). Start time June 15 at 8 p.m., end June 16 at 5 a.m.

BURLINGTON: Starting July 4, Burlington’s Lakeshore Road between Guelph Line and Walkers Line will be closed for the replacement of Pine Cove Bridge. The project is expected to continue until December of this year. READ MORE HERE

HAMILTON: Recurring-Maintenance on HWY 6 Northbound between HWY 5/CLAPPISONS CORNERS and MILLGROVE SIDEROAD/6TH CON. ROAD EAST, Hamilton. 1 Right Lane(s). Daily until June 16.

BURLINGTON: LaSalle Park Road from Oaklands Park Court to LaSalle Marina Dates: From: June 12, 2023 To: June 16, 2023 Time: daily from 7:00am – 6 p.m.

BURLINGTON: Lakeshore Road between Guelph Line and Walkers Line to be closed to through traffic at the Pine Cove bridge. (Bridge on Lakeshore Road over Roseland Creek, near Sioux Lookout Park) from July to December, 2023.

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This morning commute feature is live weekdays from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

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