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Local
Roads Board - Phelps
Township
Redbridge, Ontario
The local roads board meets annually or as often as
it considers necessary, inspect the local roads in
the local roads area. The board may, within the limit
of the money available to pay for such work and subject
to the approval of the Minister, determine the work
to be performed on local roads in the local roads
area and enter into contracts for the performance
of such work. Annual budgets are set and determine
the amount of road work completed.
Each of the board members are elected in public meetings
held annually. Monies from taxes and government determine
the amount allowable for road work that is done over
the budget year.
Local Roads Board Act Local
Roads Boards Act
Roads Maintained: North Side Highway 63 -
Traveling East
Evergreen Road - North River Road - Church Road -
Pioneer Road - Cedar Drive - Rowley Road
- Knox Road Spruce Drive - Folkstone Road
South Side of Highway 63 - Travelling East
- Songis road - Sale Road - Tyes Road - Kawijas Road
- Kelly's Road - Gibson Mill Road - Ypya Road
- Whitehouse Road - Glenvale Road - Mountainview Drive
- Allen's Road - Maple Drive
- Pine Road - Old Mill Road
Spring/Summer Maintenance
Grading, Ditching, Gravel, Brushing, Beaver Dams,
Culvert Replacement, Dust Control
Fall/Winter
Plowing - Sanding - Steam Culverts -Following a snowfall
it takes approx. 10 hours to clear all 52 kms of roads.
When pows are sent out they clear the Phelps area
and towmships along Hwy 11 North and the Hwy 63 corridor
reaching Wyse Township. Three pieces of equipment
is used consisting of two plough trucks and one grader.
When plowing they clear the right side of the road
first as they progress through the area. On the return
journet they clear the left side of the road.
NOTICE: By-Law
Section 180 Highway Traffic Act If the MTO/LRB
is required to bring out equipment to clean up from
property owner plowing across the road, the property
owner will be billed directly for the work.
NOTICE:
If you have a new property without a 911 number contact
Bette Burt (705) 663-2542 for the address. If you
wish to have a new 911 sign contact a sign company
for a cost of $35.00 per sign.
NOTICE:
If there are you do not have an adress or there are
discrepancies with your mailing address contact the
MPAC toll free 1-866-296-6722 as well as the PLT (
provicial land tax) Thunder Bay on toll free 1-866-400-2122.
Both the MPAC and PLT have to ne updated seperatly
to update your address.
