Prince Edward County reveals list of summer roadwork

County Council approved various tender awards on March 26 as part of the rehabilitation and preventative maintenance program for rural roads across the municipality.

The bulk of this work in 2024 is single surface treatment, also known as tar-and-chip. Single surface treatment, a single layer application, is a preventative maintenance technique that will extend the life of a surface-treated road surface that is still in good condition.

Fifty-seven km of roads will receive a single surface treatment in 2024. Single surface treatment will occur on:

• Burr Road (Highway 62 to County Road 2)
• Chuckery Hill Road (County Road 33 to Rosseau Crossroad)
• County Road 17 (Civic Address 1331 to Civic Address 2179)
• County Road 20 (County Road 33 to Civic Address 613)
• County Road 38 (Couty Road 8 to the end)
• County Road 7 (Civic Address 1788 to Civic Address 3587)
• Elizabeth Road (entire length)
• Fennell Crescent (entire length)
• Fish Lake Road (Norton Road to County Road 49)
• Gilead Road (Matthie Road to County Road 2)
• Kelly Road (Kings Road to Welbanks Road)
• May Road (County Road 4 to County Road 1)
• Partridge Hollow Road (County Road 33 to Stinson Block Road)
• Pleasant Bay Road (County Road 33 to Bakker Road)
• Swamp College Road (Baitleys Road to Danforth Road)
• Valley Road (Highway 62 to County Road 19)

Double surface treatment will include rehabilitation of the road surface: pulverizing, base stabilization, and addition of new granular material, followed by a double layer of surface treatment and fog seal. This will occur on:

• Royal Road (Lighthall Road to County Road 10)
• Bond Road (County Road 10 – west end to Civic Address 416)
• Kaiser Road (County Road 8 to County Road 7)

In addition, micro surfacing, another preventative maintenance technique that is used on asphalt road surfaces to restore the road surface and help prevent water from seeping into the road base and causing deterioration, will be applied on:

• County Road 18 (Civic Address 2102 to County Road 12)
• County Road 33 (Civic Address 15087 to Civic Address 15490)
• County Road 4 (Civic Address 725 to Civic Address 1119)
• Ridge Road (County Road 10 to Civic Address 608)

All of the work outlined above is scheduled to get underway this spring with expected completion by the end of summer.

In addition to surface treatment and micro surfacing, other contracted maintenance techniques, such as crack sealing and asphalt spot repairs, will also occur this spring and early summer. The Operational Services Department team will also be out this spring with regular maintenance work like street sweeping in settlement areas with curbs and gutters, gravel road resurfacing, and guide rail repairs.

Visit the County website to learn more about road rehabilitation and maintenance. Sign up to receive news and notices including updates on road work. You can also follow the County on Facebook and Twitter for updates.