Roads

Provincial Highway #7, runs 27 kms through the Township. This Highway is the responsibility of the Ministry of Transportation (MTO). Highway #7, within Tay Valley, is maintained by Emcon Services Inc. Any concerns regarding this Highway must be addressed to the Maintenance Coordinator at 1-877-979-0998 (Kingston West Contract Area).

MTO East Region

Bancroft Office
Ministry of Transportation
Highway Corridor Management Section
50 Monck Road
P.O. Box 300
Bancroft, ON K0L 1C0
Phone: 613-332-3220 Ext. 214
Toll Free: 1-800-554-0487
Fax: 613-332-3751

Ministry of Transportation - Southern Ontario Maintenance Contract Areas

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.

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.

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.

The Township owns over 280 km of roads. Any concerns regarding Township Roads must be addressed to the Public Works Department.

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