Roads and Bridges

Overview

The Roads Department is responsible for 636 kilometres of road built over the last 100 years and 230 kilometres of former Provincial Highway delegated to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville from 1993 through 1997, for a total of 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 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.