Road Conditions
Did you know there are 3 Road Authorities in geographic Perth County?; Provincial (MTO), Upper-Tier (County), and Local (Township).Each road has its own maintenance requirements which are dependent the individual road classification. Generally, the busier the road, the higher its classification will be, and it will be held to greater maintenance requirements.
- Provincial (MTO) roads form part of the Provincial road network, in our area provincial roads are generally of the highest road classification. The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is responsible for these roads.
- Perth County roads are always paved roads and are always labelled, or affixed, with a “Perth” in front of the name (Ex: Perth Line 86, Perth Road 135). County roads have nearly the same level of service and class as Provincial roads in the area.
- Township/local roads are maintained by the local or lower-tier municipality (North Perth, Perth South, Perth East, and West Perth). These roads are typically less busy and can be both paved and unpaved roads, in rural areas local roads are labelled as a “Line” or “Road” without the “Perth” prefix (Ex: Line 81, Road 106). Additionally, Streets in urban areas are maintained by the local municipality.
To learn more, check out our Road Info Map.
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Perth County Roads Updates
Perth County's Public Works Department uses X (formerly Twitter) to update the public on road conditions. This account published updates on a best effort basis. View the latest posts on road conditions from the Perth County Public Works Roads X account.
Please Note: The account provides updates for County roads only, and does not comment on Provincial (MTO) or local township roads. You must be logged into X to see the latest posts.
Tip: Don't have an X account? Recent posts can also be viewed through a Google search.
Significant Weather Events and critical road updates will also be communicated via the County's website and social media. Click the links below to view our news page and to subscribe to receive news releases directly to your inbox.
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Construction and Road Closures - Municipal 511
Perth County and its four lower-tier municipalities post road closure information to a publicly available web site at Municipal 511 Click the button below or visit: www.municipal511.ca
Please Note: Perth County cannot guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of closure information on this third party system.
What is a Significant Weather Event?
Ontario Regulation 239/02, of the Municipal Act 2001 (Minimum Maintenance Standard for Municipal Highways), permits municipalities to declare a significant weather event when:
- A significant weather event is approaching, or occurring;
- The weather hazard has the potential to pose a significant danger to the users of the highways, which the municipality has authority over;
- Environment Canada has issued an alert under the Public Weather Alerting Program.
This declaration suspends the standard timelines required for municipalities to meet their winter maintenance objectives until the municipality declares the significant weather event has ended. In each case, during the course of a declared significant weather event, the standard for addressing winter maintenance is to monitor the weather and to deploy resources to address the issue starting from the time that the municipality deems it safe to do so.
The County will declare a Significant Weather Event through a media release on the County's website. When the County or a municipality has declared the event has ended, a notice will be issued and the standard timelines for winter maintenance activities will begin. However, it takes time following a significant weather event to clear roadways completely.
Freezing rain, ice pellets, snowsqualls, white-outs, heavy snow, and high winds can cause extensive delays and inconvenience but they can also bring with them damage, power outages and life-threatening conditions. Take the time to know what to watch for, and what to do if there is a weather watch or warning issued for where you live or where you are traveling to. Click the link to view and download a copy of the Perth County's Winter Severe Weather Guide.
Hard copies are available at the Perth County Courthouse or your local municipal office.
Have you ever wondered who looks after which road in Perth County? Click the link below to view our new interactive road information map. You can search for a road, learn more about who maintains it, and who to contact if there is an issue. Click here to view the map.
This desktop dashboard application provides residents with a focused view of weather alerts in the area as well as forecasted precipitation. Click here to view the map.