Scugog Council has approved the Public Works and Recreation Department’s plan to utilize unallocated Roads Levy Reserve funds to rehabilitate select portions of local roads in the Port Perry urban area.
The estimated cost of the additional repairs which includes removing existing asphalt, repairing soft spots in the granular base, adjusting and resetting structures (e.g. catch basins and maintenance holes), and repaving will be $752,675. This will be on top of the forecasted $9.3 million in committed projects, 73 per cent of which are scheduled to begin in 2026. The funding for these additional projects will come from the Roads Levy Reserve, currently sitting at over $795,000.
The 2025/26 winter season has proven to be extremely harsh on the roads with 56 combined plowing and salt/sanding events, as well as fluctuating temperatures causing a long freeze and thaw cycle that has contributed to more deterioration of high-travelled roads than typical for this time of year, said a township statement.
To achieve the necessary repairs, Public Works staff have developed a triage plan to rehabilitate additional sections of local roads that many residents travel daily for access to schools, shopping, and other service areas as well as supporting a section of the industrial park.
The identified roads are:
Allan Street (Sexton to Lorne Street): 0.199km
Alma Street (Old Simcoe Road to Pine Point Court): 0.223km
Balsam Street (Simcoe to Cochrane Street): 0.231
MacDonald Street (Cochrane to Simcoe Street): 0.227km
Rosa Street (MacDonald to Paxton Street): 0.148km
Paxton Street (Simcoe to Perry Street): 0.089km
Casimir Street (Simcoe to Perry Street): 0.312km
Cawkers Cove Road (Castle Harbour Drive to Stone Sound Road): 0.697km
Clark Street (Crandle to Simcoe Street): 0.115km
Elgin Street (Crandle to Simcoe Street): 0.119km
Taylor Boulevard (North Port Road to East End Turnaround): 0.377km
Total: 2.737km
“Road rehabilitation is a constant process in the Township of Scugog, with many roads requiring repair at any given time,” said Grant Taylor, Director of Public Works and Recreation. “This project was designed to repair a group of close-proximity roads identified in the State of the Infrastructure report to cut down on mobilization and transportation costs and address roads in very poor condition. We will continue to invest in our roads and search for efficiencies like this one to keep costs as low as we can.”
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