Each year, the Town of Newmarket Road Improvements Program undertakes road works to improve the ride quality of the road and to improve drainage. The scope of work may include include:
- Adjustments and/or replacements to some driveway culverts
- Cleaning out of the existing culverts identified as staying
- Ditching, as required, to restore drainage in the ditches
- Overlaying the existing road with a new life of asphalt
- Regrading the shoulders to meet the new edge of road
- Line painting
Road Resurfacing
Every year, the Town undertakes a Road Resurfacing projects to restore the road surface on distressed roads.
The following is the general sequence of events that will take place on streets selected to be resurfaced.
- Curb repairs and adjustments to manholes and catch basins. This will take anywhere from 2 days to a week to complete on each street, depending on the number of repairs needed. These repairs are meant to eliminate pooling water and to restore drainage to the catch basins.
- Repairs to driveways and sod, as required, from the curb repairs and adjustments.
- Removal of the existing asphalt surface by grinding. This will take place anywhere between a few days to a couple of weeks after the curb repairs and adjustments are completed.
- Placement of a new surface course of asphalt to restore the road surface and improve drainage. This work generally takes place within a week of the road surface being removed.
- Line painting as required.
Cathodic Protection
Along with the above, the Town will be completing cathodic protection to some of the watermains on the streets within this project. Cathodic protection is a means of extending the life of metallic watermains. Work under this items consists of the contractor digging down to the watermain at regular intervals and installing a magnesium anode on the pipe, then backfilling and restoring the surface to the original condition.
Potential disruptions
Residents may experience minor disruptions during these programs, however the Town will try to limit disruptions for residents. Notice will be provided to residents in the event of upcoming disruptions such as accessing your driveway. If access to the driveway occurs, residents will be allowed to park in front of their house overnight to reduce the inconvenience.