Road Repairs and Maintenance

Gravel roads are graded during the spring, summer, and fall months to eliminate potholes, washboarding, and other surface deficiencies.

Maintenance gravel is added to road surfaces throughout the year where necessary to improve and maintain the integrity of the roads. Gravel placement is determined through road monitoring. Residents are asked to exercise caution when driving on roads that have recently received gravel maintenance.

A calcium chloride dust suppressant is also applied to gravel road surfaces after spring grading to minimize dust and maintain the graded shape of the road throughout the summer months.

Temperature fluctuation during winter weather creates the perfect conditions for potholes in the spring.

The Operations Department regularly patrols the roads for potholes, and will spot repair them when necessary.

To report a pothole, please submit request through Contact GB.

Street sweeping takes place each spring to clear sand and debris left behind from the winter. Please avoid parking on Town roads when sweepers are working in the area.

Roadside ditches are essential for draining water from rain and snow away from the road base, and directing it to appropriate outlets. Culverts are installed under roadways to carry out water.

Over time, debris can gather in roadside ditches and culverts, and needs to be removed to ensure drainage continues to function. This helps to prevent flooding and erosion of roadways. Areas that need attention may show damage with potholes, cracking, or rutting, unstable soil in the ditch, or high levels of standing water indicating an obstruction.

Operations staff will conduct ditch maintenance on an as-needed basis between April and October of each year.