Traffic & streets — Hamilton, Ontario

What is the speed limit? What are the rules for using the street?

In the City of Hamilton, Ontario, truck route rule: Heavy traffic (vehicles >4500 kg load) restricted to Schedule 27 highways; non-designated roads only via shortest route to property.; sidewalk or boulevard use: No vehicles or animals on sidewalks except at proper crossings; bicycles, skateboards, skis prohibited on sidewalks except at crossings.. Source: By-law No. 01-215, Being a By-law to Regulate Traffic (Office Consolidation), verified 2026-08-28.

By-law No. 01-215, Being a By-law to Regulate Traffic (Office Consolidation) adopted bylaw
truck route rule Heavy traffic (vehicles >4500 kg load) restricted to Schedule 27 highways; non-designated roads only via shortest route to property. s. 56(2)
sidewalk or boulevard use No vehicles or animals on sidewalks except at proper crossings; bicycles, skateboards, skis prohibited on sidewalks except at crossings. s. 20; s. 21(1)
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City of Hamilton's consolidated Traffic By-law, enacted after amalgamation to replace the six former area municipalities' traffic by-laws. Prescribes specified speed limits by highway (Schedule 2) and reduced school-zone speed limits (Schedule 3), designates yield signs, stop signs, through highways, one-way streets and U-turn prohibitions, regulates pedestrians, cyclists and motorized snow vehicles, and restricts heavy traffic to highways designated in

Machine-readable: traffic-streets.json · Official website: https://www.hamilton.ca/ · Last verified 2026-08-28 · Traffic & streets in other municipalities