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Road closure on Regional Road 13 in the Township of Brock
Posted on Thursday, August 08, 2024 09:32 AM
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of an upcoming road closure on Regional Road 13 in the Township of Brock.
Where: Regional Road 13 from 732 metres east of Lakeridge Road to 810 metres west of Sideroad 17, in Brock.
When: Work begins August 12, 2024. Anticipated completion of this phase of construction is December 2024 and surface asphalt by the end of May 2025. Unfavorable weather conditions may impact the work schedule.
Why: To safely complete road...
Upcoming lane shifts and speed reductions on Ritson Road North in Oshawa
Posted on Wednesday, August 07, 2024 10:10 AM
This PSA has been updated to reflect the latest information.
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of upcoming lane shifts and speed reductions on Ritson Road North in the City of Oshawa.
When: August 26, 2024 to November 21, 2025. Unfavourable weather conditions and the Region’s contractor schedule may influence the work schedule.
Where: North and southbound lane shifts and speed reductions on Ritson Road North (Regional Road 16), from 350 metres north of...
Reducing collisions with red light cameras
Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2024 03:40 PM
Red light cameras have been installed at select locations throughout Durham Region to reduce T-bone collisions at intersections on Durham Regional roads.
Red light running has the potential to cause serious injury or death for both the offending driver and innocent victims. The Region’s collision records database shows 658 collisions over a three-year period (2021, 2022 and 2023) at signalized intersections where the cause was specifically attributed to a driver disobeying traffic control...
Lane restrictions on Wentworth Street in Oshawa
Posted on Friday, August 02, 2024 03:17 PM
Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of lane restrictions on Wentworth Street (Regional Road 60) in the City of Oshawa.
When: August 6 to October 25. Unfavourable weather conditions may influence the work schedule.
Where: Wentworth Street, from 20 metres east of Park Road (Regional Road 54) to 25 metres west of Cedar Street in Oshawa.
Why: To safely complete road resurfacing.
Note: The Region realizes that the construction work may be disruptive and will make every...
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Ajax and Pickering
Posted on Friday, August 02, 2024 11:06 AM
Whitby, Ontario – Durham Region Health Department has received notification that adult mosquitoes in Ajax and Pickering have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). There have now been five mosquito batches in Durham Region that have tested positive for WNV this season including, three in Oshawa and one each in Ajax and Pickering.
The current batches of positive mosquitoes were collected from the Health Department’s mosquito trap sites located in Ajax and Pickering. The Health Department sets...
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