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Surface Drainage
To maintain roadside ditches by improving run-off
and reducing flooding of private property. To
maintain creeks and waterways and to patrol, inspect
and clean trash racks and culverts. To install
and maintain asphalt curbs along pavement edges where
flooding of private property is confirmed as requested
by owners.
Activities include:
- Hand clean roadside ditches
- Machine clean roadside ditches
- Clean creeks and waterways
- Inspection and maintainance of trash racks
- Erosion control
- Clean up of pollution spills
- Install and maintain asphalt water control curbs
Road Side
Maintenance
To carry out maintenance of roadsides by hand brushing,
make repairs to bus stops (road portion only), asphalt
and concrete sidewalks, and to spray weed control
material to reduce unsightly weeds.
Activities include:
- Hand brushing roadsides
- Bus stop repairs
- Vegetation removal
- Repair asphalt sidewalks
- Repair concrete sidewalks
- Weed control application
Road Surface
Maintenance
To maintain roads to a safe level by patching and
filling potholes. To extend the life of the road
by sealing cracks and repairing base failures. To
reduce roadside hazards by grading and application
of gravel shoulders. Also, carry out street sweeping
program to maintain streets and prevent deposits
in catch basins. To carry out post construction maintenance
on utility cuts for outside agencies.
Activities include:
- Pothole patching
- Hot mix asphalt laid
- Repair base failures
- Crack sealing
- Repair gravel shoulders
- Grade gravel shoulders
- Road sweeping
- Utility cut maintenance
Road Marking
To maintain painted markings and other traffic control
devices installed on road surfaces for the effective
guidance and control of vehicular and pedestrian
traffic.
Activities include:
- Centre line and lane line street painting
- Cross-walk painting
- Curb painting
- Reflector replacement
- Engineering / Public requests
Road Improvements
To improve the road system to ensure safe travel
to the public by overlaying old pavement with hot
mix using Municipal forces and to carry out a seal
coat program on specific roads to extend the pavement
life.
Activities include:
- Pavement overlays
- Pre-seal coat patching
- Seal-coat program
Winter Maintenance
To clean snow from Municipal streets on a priority
basis to ensure streets are safe and passable for
traffic, and to salt as required during freezing
conditions to prevent accidents. See winter
roads for more information.
Activities include:
- Salting priority roads on a pre-determined schedule
- Ploughing major snow, collector and residential
street
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