The Perth County Public Works department is responsible for 492 km of roads and 114 bridges that stretch across the four local municipalities.
The daily maintenance of roads within Perth County include:
- Pavement maintenance, crack sealing, spray patching and line painting.
- Shoulder maintenance
- Various culvert replacements, including some driveway culverts
Click the sections below to learn more:
2023 Road Projects
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Perth Road 121 Rehabilitation
- Location: Perth Line 72 (Millbank) to Perth Road 119 (Topping)
- Construction Details: Road recycling and surface paving, small diameter culvert replacements, line painting, sign replacements and granular shouldering.
- Timing: June – September, 2023
- Impact: Rolling lane closures, Pilot Vehicle. The travelling public can expect lane reductions and delays during all construction phases.
Perth Line 72 Rehabilitation
- Location: Perth Road 121 (Millbank) to Road 116 (Waterloo Region Boundary)
- Construction Details: Road recycling and surface paving, small diameter culvert replacements, line painting, sign replacements and granular shouldering.
- Timing: July – September, 2023
- Impact: Rolling lane closures, Pilot Vehicle. The travelling public can expect lane reductions and delays during all construction phases.
Perth Line 44 Rehabilitation
- Location: Perth Road 119 to Perth Road 135
- Construction Details: Road recycling and surface paving, small diameter culvert replacements, line painting, sign replacements and granular shouldering.
- Timing: July – September, 2023
- Impact: Rolling lane closures, Pilot Vehicle. The travelling public can expect lane reductions and delays during all construction phases.
Culvert Replacement AS17 – Perth Line 86
- Location: Perth Line 86 west of Perth Road 131 (Tralee)
- Construction Details: Culvert replacement
- Timing: August – September, 2023
- Impact: Full road closure required to facilitate culvert replacement, 3-weeks. Signed detour route will be in place for duration of road closure. The travelling public can expect delays during all phases of project. Project will require approximately 3-weeks to complete.
Fish Creek Bridge Rehabilitation – Structure 139011 Perth Road 139
- Location: Perth Road 139 (Prospect Hill)
- Construction Details: Bridge rehabilitation; concrete repairs
- Timing: September – November, 2023
- Impact: Alternating single lane closures controlled by temporary traffic signals. The travelling public can expect delays during bridge work.
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Road Conditions and Weather
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| Visit our Perth County Road Conditions & Weather page for road condition information. We work to update it on a best effort basis. It's for County roads and not MTO or member municipality (Township) roads. |
Winter Maintenance and Snowplowing
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Perth County manages a winter maintenance program to ensure public safety on County Roads during the winter months from approximately November 1 to April 30th. Refer to By-law 3282-2012. This includes staff and contractors working seven days a week, twenty hours a day as required.
Winter maintenance:
- Winter road patrol and 20-hour winter weather watch
- Snowplowing
- Sanding and salting operations on County roads when necessary, including pre-wetting of salt and sand
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Report a Problem
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Need to report a problem? Click the button below to complete the 'Report a Problem' Form.
Report a Problem Form
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Reduced Load Limits on County Roads
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The 2019 Weight Restriction Season for ALL roads within the jurisdiction of the County of Perth will begin annually on March 1st through April 30th.
The weight restriction is five (5) tonnes per axle, By-law 3411-2114.
OPP News Release - Half Load Limit in Effect for Perth County
List of Roads with Reduced Load Limits By-law 3411-2114
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County Rd #
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KM
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Limited to Reduced Loading
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8
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11.6
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Hwy 23 to Perth Road 163
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24
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14.2
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Huron County to Hwy 23
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26
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14.5
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Highway 7 to Tavistock
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33
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10.0
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City of Stratford to Perth Road 107
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36
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4.1
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Perth East Road 125 to Perth Road 135
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43
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15.8
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Perth Road 119 to Waterloo Region
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44
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29.0
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Huron County to Perth Road 119
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55
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24.7
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Huron County to Perth Road 131
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56/56A
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3.9
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Perth Road 119 to Perth Road 107
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72
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26.9
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Huron County to Waterloo Region
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88/88A
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9.5
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Hwy 23 at Gowanstown to Huron County
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107
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12.9
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Perth Line 56 to Highway 7&8
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112
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4.5
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City of Stratford to Perth Line 26
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113
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7.9
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City of Stratford to Oxford County
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121
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19.3
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Perth Line 86 to Perth Road 119
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131
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14.0
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Milverton to Perth Line 86
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135
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16.8
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Perth Line 55 to Highway 8
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147
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10.3
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Perth Line 86 to Perth Line 72
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151
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8.0
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Perth Line 8 to Middlesex County
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163
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20.8
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Hwy 23 to Perth Road 139
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180
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14.4
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Highway 8 to West Perth Line 17
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Adopt a Road Program
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| Perth County has an Adopt-a-Road Program for our County road system. Several local groups are presently taking part in this to help 'Keep Perth Beautiful'. If you're interested, please call our office at 519-271-0531 ext. 311 to find out the areas that are available. |
