Niagara Parks completing overnight Parkway roadwork in June
June 4, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Niagara Parks is conducting overnight road maintenance on the full 55-kilometre Niagara Parkway for the rest of June, days after narrowly averting a strike that would have shut down operations heading into its most promising tourism season in years.
Crews will work from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. nightly across the entire corridor from Fort Erie north through Niagara Falls to Niagara-on-the-Lake until June 30, weather permitting. The overnight schedule keeps the Parkway clear for daytime visitors at a moment when Niagara Parks is banking on a wave of Canadians skipping U.S. travel this summer.
Last Friday, unionized staff with OPSEU Local 217 ratified a new three-year contract at the eleventh hour, ending months of uncertainty for the agency’s 850 workers, who had been without a contract since last October.
The deal came together shortly before workers reached a legal strike position. Workers secured pay raises of 2.75 per cent in year one, 2.25 per cent in year two and two per cent in year three.
David Adames, chief executive officer of Niagara Parks, told CBC News the settled contract sets the stage for a strong summer.
“We expect a strong tourism season coming up,” said Adames.
Niagara Parks saw double-digit growth in 2025 from European markets including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Italy, along with South Korea, Japan and Australia.
Motorists on the Parkway after dark may encounter moving operations, temporary lane restrictions and slow-moving vehicles. Drivers should use caution, follow posted signage and give work crews extra space.
Katy Wassenaar, senior manager of public affairs at Niagara Parks, said in a release that the overnight schedule was chosen to reduce the impact on the public.
In late April, Niagara Parks began resurfacing two stretches in Fort Erie: from south of Netherby Road north to Sherk Road, and from Courtright Street north to Highland Avenue, which wrapped up around May 15.
Niagara Parks generates its own revenue to fund operations and infrastructure repairs, receiving no taxpayer funding.
Niagara Parks has not specified which sections of the Parkway will see the heaviest work on any given night.
Drivers should treat the full corridor as an active work zone after 9 p.m. until June 30.
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