Spring Road Maintenance has started!
Street Sweeping
This year, Spring street sweeping started in Victoria Harbour on March 31st, with Waubaushene to follow, and will finish in Port McNicoll. The rotation changes every year.
Street sweeping is a multistep process. Township roads crew perform a first pass on municipal roads to collect accumulated sand and debris. A second pass is then completed by a contractor to remove any leftover sand and fine materials. This second pass may not immediately follow the first pass.
Potholes
A pot hole is a type of failure in a road surface that typically is caused by a combination of traffic and water saturating the soil material under the road.
On a paved road during a freeze thaw cycle, the water will expand causing the road to crack. This then allows more water to enter the base material causing further loss of material. Eventually, the asphalt layer over these divots collapses, creating potholes. Similarly, a gravel road may become saturated with water and as vehicles travel over the surface the finer materials in the gravel are lost allowing a pot hole to develop.
Should you notice a pothole that needs immediate attention, please visit the online portal MyTay.ca or contact Operational Services at 705-534-7248 x 230 and provide the following information:
- Name of street
- Direction and lane (i.e., northbound, right lane)
- Address of the closest building to pothole
- Cross street information, if available
- Size of pothole
For more information on Spring Road Maintenance visit tay.ca/construction