Welcome to the Bruce County Highways Department.
The Department administers a road system composed of 'collector and arterial' roads. The purpose of this system is to provide a consistent level of service between local urban, industrial, commercial and recreational centers. This distinguishes the County system from the local municipal road system that generally serves direct land access. The Department has approximately 650 km of road and approximately 148 bridges under its jurisdiction. In addition to the 124 bridges on County roads there are 24 bridges on local municipal roads. Please see the attached MAP under 'Reports/Downloads'
There are four locations of garages/shops for the Highways Department:
Walkerton, 94 Bruce Road 2
Lucknow, 545 Ludgard Street
Wiarton, 890 Berford Street
Paisley, 242 Canrobert Street
Activities conducted by the Department
- Undertaking winter maintenance - Road construction - Bridge construction - General road maintenance - Spraying weeds and cutting grass along County roads - Cutting trees and clearing brush - Cleaning ditches - Maintaining catch basins and drains - Sweeping intersections - Applying gravel and dragging gravel shoulders - Creating and installing signs - Center line and edge marking roads - Collection of Household Hazardous and Special Waste materials on an annual basis - Adopt-a-Highway program
FEDERAL GAS TAX FUNDED PROJECTS
The Bruce County Highways Department is pleased to report that through the Federal Gas Tax funds, they have been able to undertake the following road construction, road resurfacing and bridge repair projects:
2006-
Bruce Road 7, Ripley North,
Bruce Road 13, Stoney Creek to Sauble Beach,
Bruce Road 13, Sauble Falls to Oliphant,
2007-
Bruce Road 19, from Vesta to Brant Conc. 5,
2008-
Bruce Roads 1 and 3, Paisley,
Bruce Roads 6, (Teeswater) to Ambleside,
Bruce Road 15, Pinkerton
Bruce Road 11, Paisley to Chesley,
Bruce Road 40, County Road 3 westerly,
Bruce Roads 6 and 7, Ripley.
MUNICIPAL HAZARDOUS AND SPECIAL WASTE (MHSW) COLLECTION EVENTS
Hazardous materials are those that can catch fire, react or explode when mixed with other substances, if it’s corrosive, or if it is toxic. Improper disposal of many household products in drains, sewers, backyards or landfill sites, is not only hazardous to public health but also contaminates our water supply and other natural resources.
The County is pleased to offer the collection of Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste (MHSW) for it's residents for safe disposal and diversion from our local landfill sites.
Check under Reports and Downloads to the right of this page for the following documents:
- 2010 Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste (MHSW) Collection Schedule
- Is Your Hazardous Waste Going To The Right Place?
Description of Road Conditions
For your information a description of road conditions and visibility is included under reports.
Adopt-a-Highway program
Please see the attached report for information.
Winter Maintenance Level of Service
The Bruce County Highways Department operates on a Level of Service Policy. The Department recognizes the Ontario Regulation 239/02 made under the Municipal Act entitled "Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways". This standard focuses on response time and a completion time for the winter maintenance activity. The County wishes to recognize a higher level of maintenance on Class 2 & 3 roads. This higher level of maintenance consists of an objective to reach a "center bare" surface condition, which is the attempt to attain a bare 2.5m center section of pavement within 24 hours after the end of a storm. The Level of Service for Class 4 roads is generally a snow packed condition within 24 hours after the end of a storm. For the purpose of winter maintenance, Bruce County roads are considered classified as described on the attached MAP under the "Reports/Downloads".
Please see PARKING NOTICE TO ALL BRUCE COUNTY RESIDENTS under "Reports/Dowloads".
Signs (permanent and temporary) along Bruce County Roads
A by-law to regulate the placing, erecting or altering of any gasoline pump and to regulate the displaying of any sign, notice or advertising device upon or adjacent to any road within the County road system has been passed by County Council. For your information a copy of the by-law is attached under "Reports/Downloads".
Half Load Weight Restrictions
Half Load road sections were posted and came into affect as of March 1, 2010. Please see the map under 'Reports and Downloads' to the right of this page.
Information pertaining to the half load road restrictions will be posted on this website as the weather warrants.
Oversize/overweight vehicle moving permits
Please see the attached report for information.
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