Public Works Department - the Township of Lanark Highlands

Public Works Department – RoadsRoadsPublic works employees work varying hours depending onthe season. Hours of operation are as follows:Road Maintenance ActivitiesGravel ResurfacingMay/June/JulyCalcium – Class 4 & 5 Gravel RoadsJune/July (Class 6 Roads DO NOT receive calcium)Road Side Grass MowingJulyRoadside BrushingVarious locations throughout the yearGradingAs required (varies by traffic volumes/types, quality of road base,moisture content/rainfall and presence of calcium)Entrance & Civic Address SignPermits/FeesNew home construction requires an entrance and a civic addressapplication to be completed before a building permit will beissued. You can apply for these permits at the Township Office inthe Public Works Department.Costs associated with these permits are as follows:Entrance Permit $100• if culvert is required and owner installs $200• if culvert is required and township installs $1,000Civic Address Sign & Post $84.75 (includes HST)• Replacement, Sign only $39.55• Replacement, Post only $50.85Restricted (Half-Loads) Loads NoticeRestricted loads are usually in effect from March 1 st to mid-May.Please check the local newspapers, the township web site or call613-259-2398 to confirm schedule.Road Emergency Pager Number1-888-235-9711Please call this number only in case of a road related emergency orpotential danger that requires immediate attention as respondingto the pager requires the carrier to interrupt their normal activity(i.e. snowplowing, grading etc…) to find a land telephone or alocation where a cell phone works. General requests for informationwill not be provided via this number.Summer Hours:Winter Hours:Roadway Classification SystemClass 4 Speed Limit 80 kphClass 5Class 6Class 6BClass 6CMid-April to the end of October:7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Mon. - Thurs.)Beginning of November to mid-April:7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Mon. - Friday)500 – 999 vehicles per daySpeed Limit 60 kph50 – 499 vehicles per daySpeed Limit less than 80kph0 – 49 vehicles per dayRoutine seasonal maintenance only(no winter maintenance)No routine maintenance or inspection,use at own risk.Reporting Streetlight Outages:Please call the Township Office at 613.259.2398 to report a streetlightthat is out/cycling/flickering. We will need the pole number,the closest civic address number, and the road name.Winter Maintenance ActivitiesLanark Highlands Township has adopted the Provincial “MinimumMaintenance Standards for Municipal Highways” Reg. 298/02, asthe standard for year-round township road maintenance. Underthe Municipal Act, these benchmarks were adopted to standardizelevels of service for various classes of roads throughout theProvince, and to specify reasonable response times to maintain orcorrect deficiencies on the roadways depending upon their class.Provincial, county, and municipal roads are classified differentlywithin these standards based on Posted or Statutory Speed Limitand Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT.)Winter maintenance activities and priorities are based on theroadway classification and the associated level of service, as wellas legislated hours of work, manpower and municipal budget.For further information on issues relating to winter road maintenanceplease visit the Township’s website at:www.lanarkhighlands.ca.www.lanarkhighlands.ca Highland Voice 2011www.lanarklocalflavour.ca17