COMMUTERS: Your weekday morning weather and traffic updates

Hamilton and most of southern Ontario remain under an air quality warning.

Roads are dry and traffic is moving well on this Wednesday morning.

You can expect usual traffic delays, construction from the overnight is cleared on most highways.

The air quality index reading from airqualityontario.com is low risk at 7 a.m. Wednesday, reading 1-3 for the Hamilton area. It is expected to jump to high risk, or 8+ by tonight.

It is 15 C, and sunny at 9 a.m.

Sunrise 5:40 a.m. and sunset at 8:57 p.m. ​

TODAY’S INCIDENTS AND TRAFFIC UPDATES:

BURLINGTON: Cleared – 403 westbound at King Road, collision. Two left lanes closed. 8:54 a.m.

TORONTO: Cleared – 401 westbound collector at Bayview Avenue, collision. Right lane closed. 8:13 a.m.

MISSISSAUGA: Cleared – 401 eastbound ramp at Winston Churchill Blvd., disabled vehicle. Right lane closed. 7:16 a.m.

HAMILTON: Cleared – 4:53 a.m. Upper Gage northbound lanes closed between Mohawk Road East and Pemberton Avenue for a collision. 1:59 a.m.

TORONTO: Cleared – Highway 404 southbound south of Steeles closed for a police investigation. Estimated time of reopening is 8 a.m. say OPP. Delays start from 407, it is recommended you exit at Hwy 7 and take Woodbine to get back to the 404 this morning. 1:02 a.m.

GAS PRICES:

Gasbuddy.com is reporting the lowest price in the area as 150.9 at the Pioneer, 711 Queenston Rd.

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

HSR

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— The Hamilton GO Centre 06:20 – Union Station 07:32 train is delayed 13 minutes from west of Aldershot GO due to an operational issue. 6:40 a.m.

GO alert — Starting late Friday, June 9 until the end of service Sunday, June 11, Lakeshore West train service will be adjusted. Buses will replace the train service between Oakville and West Harbour GO as we work to improve your service.

GO Transit

TODAY’S HEADLINES:

* ‘It’s a quieter eviction’: Police urging tent encampment dwellers to leave Hamilton City Hall

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TODAY’S WEATHER:

Today widespread smoke continues. Expect mostly sunny skies but a lot of haze due to the air quality warning. Daytime high 22 C, feeling like 36 with humidex. UV index 7 or very high.

Tonight clearing but local smoke remains. Low 11. Smoke plumes from local forest fires as well as forest fires in Quebec result in deteriorated air quality. Poor air quality may persist through most of this week.

READ MORE: ‘Deteriorated’ Hamilton air quality due to wildfire smoke could continue through the week

Source: Environment Canada​

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EVENTS:

– Bike Month in Hamilton. bikemonth.ca/hamilton

HAMILTON: Recurring, moving maintenance closure on Highway 6 Northbound between Hwy 5 (Clappisons Corners) and Millgrove Sideroad (6th Concession Road East). Right lane blockage daily until June 9.

HAMILTON: Dickenson Road West closed for construction June 5-9.

BURLINGTON: LaSalle Park Road from Oaklands Park Court to LaSalle Marina Dates: From: June 5, 2023 To: June 9, 2023 Time: daily from 7:00am – 6 p.m. 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.

SCHOOL UPDATES: No school notifications at this time.

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

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