Roads and Bridges

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Overview

The Roads Department is responsible for 636 kilometres of road built over the last one hundred years, and 230 kilometres of former Provincial Highway delegated to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville from 1993 thru to 1997 totalling 866 kilometres of paved highway. Road assets also include 85 bridges and 34 major culverts.

Responsibilities

The Roads Department is busy year round providing services in areas such as:

Contract Administration of Construction Projects Under County Jurisdiction
Tendering of County Owned Capital Works Projects
Fleet Tendering
Maintenance & Rebuilding of County Roads
Winter Maintenance
Traffic Counts
Issuance of Moving Permits and Entranceway Permits
Pavement Marking
Signage
Preparation of By-laws, Deeds, Road Right-of-Way

An outside workforce of over thirty (30) personnel are located throughout the County and coordinated by three Patrol Supervisors.

The Roads Department is responsible for fleet support and maintenance of vehicles and equipment from various departments within the United Counties as well as maintaining its own fleet of trucks and heavy equipment.

Publications

Four Lane Upgrade of County Road 43

County Road 43 Widening from 200m west of County Road 44 to 220m east of Colonnade Drive in Kemptville Notice of Commencement of Detail Design - PDF Download
Class EA for the Four Lane Upgrade of County Road 43, Kemptville Corridor Environmental Study Report - Prepared by AECOM - PDF Download
Appendix A - Recommended Plan - PDF Download

Appendix B - Consultation - PDF Download

Appendix C - Existing Environmental Conditions - PDF Download

Appendix D - Evaluation Process - PDF Download

Seasonal Load Restrictions

PDF document

Permit Applications

Oversize / Overweight Load Permit

Effective September 6, 2024, the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville will only be accepting One Time Move Permits and Annual Heavy Vehicle Permits through the online application. The Counties will no longer accept moving permits in person or via email.

There will be a temporary pause on the issuance of moving permits during designated holiday periods.
All requests will be reviewed promptly upon return.

Road Occupancy and Access Permit

Please review the Municipal Consent and Road Occupancy and Access Permit page for the permit form and application instructions.

Special Events Permit

Please review the Special Events Permit page for the permit form and application instructions.

Entranceway Permit and Pre-Severance Request

Please review the Entranceway and Pre-Severance Request page for the permit forms and application instructions.