Roads

Provincial Roads

Provincial Highway #7, runs 27 kms through the Township. This Highway is the responsibility of the Ministry of Transportation. Any concerns regarding this Highway must be addressed to the Maintenance Coordinator at 613-544-2220 extension 4847.

County Roads

The County of Lanark has 126 kms of roadway through the Township where they build, repair and maintain the following County Roads within Tay Valley Township:

County Road #6 - Althorpe Road/Christie Lake Road

County Road #7 - Fallbrook Road

County Road #10 - Scotch Line

County Road #12 - McDonalds Corners Road

County Road #14 - Narrows Lock Road

County Road #19 - Bennett Lake Road

County Road #21 - Elm Grove Road and Lally Road

County Road #36 - Bolingbroke Road/Maberly Elphin Road

County Road #511

Any concerns regarding County Roads must be addressed to the Lanark County Public Works Department at 613-267-1353.

Private Roads

A private road is a road owned and maintained by a private individual, organization, or company rather than by a government. Unauthorized use of the road may be considered trespassing, and some of the usual rules of the road may not apply. The most common type of private road is a residential road maintained by a homeowner, road or cottage association, housing co-op, or other group of individual homeowners.

List of Private Roads

Property on a Private Road

If you own or lease, or are considering the purchase or lease of property on a private road the following are some things you may want to consider:

• municipal services such as snow removal and road maintenance are not provided;
• some public services such as school bussing and emergency services may be severely restricted;
• the cost to supply and install appropriate signage indicating that the road is a "private road", is "not maintained by the Township" and to "use at your own risk" are borne by those that own property on the private road;
• liability insurance should be obtained by the road association, or if no road association, by each individual property owner on the private road;
• consult legal counsel.

Private Road Name Signs

This policy outlines the process for the installation and/or replacement of Private Road Name Signs. Through the policy residents or provided an opportunity to take advantage of the Municipality's purchasing capacity for the replacement of Private Road Name Signs.

Policy - Private Road Name Signs

Assumption of Private Roads

The Township has been, and may in the future be, asked to consider assumption of private roads into the municipal road network for long term maintenance.

While each application for assumption will be evaluated on its own merits, a minimum standard of road condition which must be met prior to any consideration of a request has been established.

Policy - Assumption of Private Roads

Private Unassumed Roads

A private unassumed road is a road owned by the Township and maintained by a private individual, organization, or company rather than by the Township. Since the roads are owned by the Township, the general public is allowed to travel on them. However, because they have not been assumed by the Township for maintenance purposes the private individual or organization is responsible for maintenance.

Township Roads

The Township owns over 300 km of roads. Any concerns regarding Township Roads must be addressed to the Public Works Department.

List of Township Roads

Unopened Road Allowances

Unopened road allowances exist throughout Tay Valley Township, and can be found on both concession and lot lines as they were originally surveyed during the Province's early settlement.

The unopened road allowances are owned by the Township but are not maintained. The public is able to walk, horseback ride, ATV, snowmobile, among many other activities, on unopened road allowances. However, while doing so they cannot alter the road allowance in any way; they cannot cut trees, cut brush, block access, dig, grade, etc.

Residents can request that a portion of an unopened road allowance be stopped up, closed and sold. All associated costs, including land value, survey, appraisal, advertising, and legal costs are apportioned based on the land area being purchased. A $2,000 deposit is required.

Policy - Road Closing and Sale

Temporary Road Closures

The Township will post Temporary Road Closures on this website. We encourage you to sign up for eNews to avoid missing these and other alerts.

Roads Needs Study

The Road Needs Study provides Council and Senior Staff with an inventory of all roads and a plan to repair and maintain the Municipality's roads, to a satisfactory level of service. The study also includes recommendations in relation to bridges, equipment and facility requirements for the Public Works Department.

Roadway Classification

Roadway classification has been established by Ontario Regulation 613/06 and relates the average annual vehicle traffic (VPD) to the posted or statutory speed limit in km/h. Classifications extend from 1 to 6 with 1 being the highest traffic and 6 the lowest traffic and speed. Details of the road classification are shown in the Minimum Maintenance Standards. Roads are classified to ultimately determine the minimum maintenance standards appropriate for that road.  

Restricted (Half Loads) Notice

Half load restrictions (5 tonnes per axle) are applied in the spring thaw and run off period, usually March 15^th to May 15^th to protect the roads from damage.  

Additional Information

• Highway Traffic Act
• Minimum Maintenance Standards
• Municipal Act
• Ontario One Call - Before You Dig