Regular road servicing
Peel Region road maintenance service levels
Regional maintenance service levels are established based on legislation, community expectations, and reducing risk.
Maintenance activities are carried out in spring, summer, and fall to extend the life of the roadway assets. Activities are coordinated out of our 2 maintenance yards: Copper Road Yard in the south and Victoria Yard in the north.
If there are significant potholes, debris on the road, or a sign that's been knocked down, you can report a road issue.
Culvert and storm water maintenance
Removal of garbage and digging out ditches ensures that water can flow freely through storm sewers, catch basins, ditches, and culverts. Keeping these storm water controls open means less flooding during heavy rain events.
Litter pick up and grass cutting
Grass cutting on roadsides and boulevards in urban areas is on a scheduled rotation. Rural roadsides are cut twice per year. Litter is always picked up before grass cutting.
A tree inventory has been completed, and a condition assessment throughout Peel Region is underway.
Priority hazard trees are being removed and will be programmed to be replaced. The overall condition assessment will be used for the development of a comprehensive forestry management plan and targeted actions to ensure that our trees and shrubs not only survive, but also thrive.
Safety barriers
Safety barriers or guardrails are designed to separate vehicles from non-traversable slopes or fixed objects such as a hydro pole. Safety barriers need regular maintenance and may need repair as the result of a collision.
Tree trimming, planting, and maintenance
We trim tree branches that are blocking traffic signals and signs.
A tree inventory has been completed and condition assessment throughout Peel Region is underway.
Priority hazard trees are being removed and will be programmed to be replaced. The overall condition assessment will be used for the development of a comprehensive forestry management plan and targeted actions to ensure that our trees and shrubs not only survive but thrive.
To report a tree on a Regional property that is damaged or infested by insects, call 311.
Crack sealing
Crack sealing is a preventative maintenance treatment applied to the road surface to address pavement distress that occurs as asphalt ages. Yearly crack sealing helps prevent water and debris from entering cracks and extends the life of the asphalt. Treatment is scheduled between May and August. The dates may vary due to weather.
For more information about crack sealing, call 311.
Pavement markings
Pavement markings are used to provide guidance and information to drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists within the roadway. Most Regional roads support high volumes of truck and car traffic. This means that the pavement markings wear fast and become hard to see, sometimes within one season.
Peel Region has a yearly program for the re-painting of pavement markings. Our contractor works on re-painting lines within the months of May to November, from Sunday night to Friday morning, between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
This means that at times, lanes or intersections may be temporarily blocked or closed (or both), for up to 2 hours to complete the work. Depending the weather and schedule, we may allow our contractors to work weekends.
If you are driving and approach a truck re-painting lines, stay well back or choose an alternate route to avoid contact with the fresh or wet paint.
Follow us on X @PeelPublicWorks for weekly updates to the pavement marking schedule.
Street cleaning schedule
Road sweeping activity has been completed for 2024.
Other ongoing roadside maintenance activities
- Fixing and replacing signs and signals
- Noise wall repairs
- Shoulder levelling (which smooths out gravel shoulders in uneven areas)
- Street sweeping
- Filling in pot holes
- Grinding out roadway ruts
- Mending larger patches of pavement after winter ends