Statistics & Capital Projects
Public Works Statistics
The Public Works Department maintains approximately 1200 square kilometers:
- 533.60 kilometers of roads
- 62 km of Class 4 roads
- 353 km of Class 5 roads
- 113 km of Class 6 roads
- 430 kilometers of gravel roads
- 103.6 kilometers of paved roads
- 1,000 kilometers of ditches, approximately
- 60 kilometers of sidewalks, approximately
Services
- Snow removal
- Street sanding
- Pot hole maintenance
- Patrolling
- Street light repairs
- Sidewalk maintenance
Inspections and deployment of services are based on Road Classification and the Ontario Regulation 239/02: Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways. Here are some relevant guidelines set by the regulation:
Patrolling Frequency
|
Class of Highway |
Patrolling Frequency |
|
1 |
3 times every 7 days |
|
2 |
2 times every 7 days |
|
3 |
once every 7 days |
|
4 |
once every 14 days |
|
5 |
once every 30 days |
Snow Accumulation – Roadways
|
Class of Highway |
Depth |
Time |
|
1 |
2.5 cm |
4 hours |
|
2 |
5 cm |
6 hours |
|
3 |
8 cm |
12 hours |
|
4 |
8 cm |
16 hours |
|
5 |
10 cm |
24 hours |
Ice Formation Prevention
|
Class of Highway |
Time |
|
1 |
6 hours |
|
2 |
8 hours |
|
3 |
16 hours |
|
4 |
24 hours |
|
5 |
24 hours |
Treatment of Icy Roadways
|
Class of Highway |
Time |
|
1 |
3 hours |
|
2 |
4 hours |
|
3 |
8 hours |
|
4 |
12 hours |
|
5 |
16 hours |
Public Works Capital Projects 2018
Asphalt Resurfacing
- Dutrisac Rd. (#484 Dutrisac to Promenade du Lac)
- Garden Village Rd. (pending funding)
- Legault Rd. (235 meters pending development)
- Nipissing (Second to Third)
- Railway (Nipissing to Main)
- Sabourin Rd. (East of Hwy 64 x 146 meters)
- Principal E (arena to D/E)
- Telesphore
- Bay St. (115 meters at Pembroke St)
- Bay St. from #120 to Leblanc
- Leblanc Rd., Lalande Rd., Fort Rd. (part of 88)
Granular "A" Resurfacing
- Golf Course Rd.
- Laplage
- Laroque Rd.
- Sabourin (310m to De Letang)
- Salter (Dutrisac to Golf Course)
- Muskasung Rd. (turn around expansion)
Sidewalks
- Hwy 17 (Coursol to No Frills)
- Principal E
- Waterfront Dr.
Large Diameter Culverts
- Dover crt. (DI C/B and cross culvert)
- Kipling West
- North Shore
- Roberts
- Sunny Ridge (Hughey Drain)
- Trottier (Hafeli drain)
Bridge Repairs
- Duck Creek
- Nature's Trail (on hold)
- other miscellaneous repairs identified in reports
Brushing/Ditching
- Booth Rd.
- Lalande Rd.
- Levert Dr.
- Malette
- Munroe
- Old Hwy 17
- Olivier
- Patenaude
- Pike Lake
- St-Amour