Public Service Announcements

Upcoming lane restrictions on Myrtle Road in Whitby

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of upcoming lane restrictions on Myrtle Road (Regional Road 5) in the Town of Whitby.  

Where: Myrtle Road, from Dagmar Road to west of Ashburn Road, in Whitby.

When: June 24 to September 6. Unfavourable weather conditions may impact the work schedule.

Why: To safely complete road rehabilitation.

Note: The Region realizes that the work may be disruptive and will make every effort to complete the work as quickly and efficiently as...

Upcoming lane restrictions on Church Street South in Ajax and Pickering

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of upcoming lane restrictions on Church Street South (Regional Road 24), in Ajax and Pickering.

When: June 24 through August 30. Unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule.

Where:  Church Street South from Bayly Street to north of Durham Live Avenue. Lane restrictions will occur at all four quadrants of the Church Street South and Durham Live Avenue intersection in Ajax and Pickering.

Why: To facilitate...

Upcoming lane restrictions on Harmony Road North in Oshawa

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents and businesses of upcoming lane restrictions on Harmony Road North (Regional Road 33) in the City of Oshawa.

When: July 2 to September 20. Unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule.

Where: Harmony Road North, from 1 kilometre to 1.5 kilometres north of Conlin Road East, in Oshawa.

Why: To safely construct new turning lanes and concrete medians to support new development.  

Note: The Region realizes that the...

Upcoming lane restrictions on Westney Road and on Salem Road in Ajax

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham, in collaboration with the Town of Ajax, is advising residents of upcoming lane restrictions on Westney Road (Regional Road 31) and on Salem Road (Regional Road 41) in the Town of Ajax.

Where: Work will take place at various median islands on Westney Road and on Salem Road north of Highway 401, in Ajax.

When: June 18 to 20. Unfavorable weather conditions may impact the work schedule.

Why: To safely perform median maintenance.

Note: The Region...

New materials will now be accepted through Durham Region’s Green Bin Program

Whitby, Ontario – Starting July 1, The Regional Municipality of Durham will be accepting diapers, menstrual products, incontinence products, pet waste and pet litter in the Green Bin for weekly curbside collection. The enhanced program will continue to use the same style of Green Bins.

Durham Region will be processing all Green Bin materials at an existing Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility. This technology allows for additional materials to be accepted into the program and collected weekly, rather...