Roads
The Township of Hamilton’s Public Works Department is responsible for maintaining 299 km of municipal roads, along with bridges, culverts, signage, and storm infrastructure. Seasonal work includes snow removal, grading, mowing, and general road maintenance. Drivers are asked to slow down and use caution in work zones to help keep crews and road users safe.
The Township does not maintain county roads, provincial highways, or privately owned roads. For more information, please refer to the Ontario Highway Traffic Act.
Service requests
Submit a service request or report a concern related to roads, water service, parks, recreation facilities, and more. Our team will follow up as needed and may request additional information or forms to help address your request.
Half Load Restrictions
During the spring thaw, Township roads become too soft to support fully loaded trucks. To protect road conditions, weight limits are reduced to half loads (5 tonnes per axle) from approximately mid-February to late April. To help minimize damage, please avoid scheduling heavy deliveries during this period.
Road Needs Study
The Township of Hamilton completes a Road Needs Study every five years.
The purpose of the Road Needs Study is to:
- Clearly define the road network
- Maintain an updated inventory of the road network
- Identify problems and estimate the cost of improvements
- Provide a guide for future road work
Roadside Ditches
Roadside ditches perform four (4) main functions:
- They serve to drain water from the road base and sub grade. Their purpose is not to drain neighbouring properties, but in many cases, they may.
- They carry collected water to an appropriate outlet.
- They stop the uncollected sheet of surface water coming from outside the road allowance from getting on the road.
- They assist in winter snow clearing operations by depositing snow below the elevation of the road surface.
Property owners do not have absolute right to outlet to roadside ditches. The Township reserves the right to remove or restrict any outlets to ditches that cause problems with operation or damage the drainage system. Please contact the Township's Public Works Department before directing water to the Township's ditches.
Parking
The Township of Hamilton enforces parking regulations to help keep our roads safe and accessible for everyone.
To learn more about where and when you can park, visit our By-law Enforcement webpage.
Call Before You Dig

Ontario One Call alerts the infrastructure owners of your digging plans and contact information. Infrastructure owners can then provide locates, drawing, and/or clearances, lowering the risk of property damage, lost of utilities, injury, and penalties/fines.
Locates can be markings on the ground or a statement/email from the infrastructure owner that its buried infrastructure will not be affected by the digging.
You can visit the Ontario One Call website to learn more about their services.
Contact Us
8285 Majestic Hills Drive
P.O. Box 1060 Cobourg, On K9A 4W5
Phone: 905-342-2810
Fax: 905-342-2818
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