Claremont Access to fully re-open Thursday after months of repairs

TheClaremont Access in Hamiltonwill fully re-open on Thursdayafter eight months of closures.

Vehicles will once again be able to drive down the escarpment from Inverness Avenue East to Main Street East by12 p.m. on Nov. 9, the city said in a statement Wednesday.

The downbound lanes have been closed since early March when the city said itfound "urgent erosion and slope stability" issues during a routine inspection.

Construction workers removed steel retaining walls and completedescarpment face clearing and scaling,mademinor pavement repairs and repaintedroad markings, city staff said in a communications update to council.

The city's enginneering department said in a statement that it"appreciates the patience of community members and those commuters who were regular users" of the ClaremontAccess.