The Town of Huntsville is advising that road crews will be doing urgent road maintenance on the following roads to address the road conditions impacted by warmer temperatures:
- – Williamsport Rd
- – Bowyer Rd
- – Ripple Lane
- – Fish Lake
- – Proudfoot from Old Muskoka to Domtar
- – North Lancelot
- – South Lancelot
- – Stephenson 7&8 from HWY 11 to Old Muskoka
- – Stephenson 2 West from Old Muskoka to Muskoka Rd 4
- – Stephenson Rd 2 West from Old Muskoka to Lone Pine.
Signage will be posted on roads that require maintenance advising of Local Traffic Only, to ensure limited use prior to repairs and while crews work in the area. The Huntsville Operations Division is monitoring current road conditions, area forecasts and working to repair roads as quickly as possible. Residents who have any concerns or questions are advised to submit a request for service online at Huntsville.ca or call 705-789-1751 option 5.
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…and then sometimes, especially in the spring, the sheer velocity of water coming down a steep grade washes the road away in those spots. There is a limit as to how steep the grade can safely be. In the case of water undercutting the road, the water must be diverted, to avoid the problem in the future.
Note: The Romans were master road builders and constructed the Appian Way approximately 2,300 years ago. It is still partially in use today. Of course, the Romans had very smooth volcanic stone (lava rock) that they were able to finely craft into a very smooth surface along with the first use of cement mortar. (The mortar has since deteriorated in the Appian Way, so it makes for a rather rough surface now). It was said that, in its original form, it looked as if there were no mortar at all, so well-crafted were the stones with the mortar protecting and sealing their edges. The Roman who took charge of the project was a populist (an advocate of the ordinary farmers and craftspeople–the vast majority of the Roman Republic). He believed that, in addition to its use for military defense against bandits and marauders, the people deserved a good road for their trade and commerce. The Roman Republic, under the very strict rule of Roman Law, was a much better place in which to live than the later, Roman Empire where political connections and wealth conferred privilege. Our history lesson for today–lol.
The main problem with many of our roads is two-fold: 1) that there is no crushed stone base. Sand is a terrible base for a road–when it gets wet, it might as well not even be there–it just squishes out of the way and allows the formation of potholes and even ruts. 2) Improper drainage (or, in effect, no drainage). The roadbed MUST be drained to keep its integrity. If that means building up the base with a LOT of crushed stone, then it must be done (even though very expensive).
As a resident on Stephenson rd 2west since 2009 it obvious that the town has no serious plan for roads. The road is rough and rutted to the point of being dangerous. Some residents are not even bringing their cars down the road due to risk of damage. The person responsible for road maintenance needs to take a drive and determine if they were living on the road if they would be accepting the conditions. It might be time for a taxpayers revolt!
Britannia road is very bad and has lots of deep holes that make driving difficult and uncomfortable. There are so many holes that you can’t even avoid them while driving. If you try to avoid one cluster of them, you just drive into another. Before long, these terrible road conditions will cause damage to vehicles and who will be held responsible for vehicle repairs? This road needs permanent repairs. Town patches every month and it gets worse. Hopefully the city can repair it in a more permanent way.
Dear Huntsville Council,
Meadow Park Drive is a far from flat. It has so many heaves in it, it is actually ridiculous. I try to find other alternatives to drive but one road is really not better than another.
A town that prides itself on beauty, nature, tourism, etc – there is little to no care with the up keep of our roads.
Drive on Meadow Park, Scott St, etc. Not fun or funny.
This winter has been exceptionally hard on roads, with the near freezing temperatures and cycles a lot of roads are really rough.
A big push to smooth out the damaged pavement once all the frost is out would be good and appreciated.
One should be reminded that this is the “worst” time of the year for roads and things can only get better as we go into the spring/summer.
South Waseosa & Mineral Springs are also in terrible shape. Pot holes, heaves and missing asphalt.
Town council: show us some value out of the 10% property tax hike please.
This entire towns roads are a mess. When there are no cars around I drive on the middle otherside of the road anything to avoid hitting the huge craters. And contrary to popular belief if ur gonna hit rhat pot hole step on it don’t break . U like hydro plain over it so it doesn’t slam ur tires suck it in so u bottom out. Do u see how many issues this neglect causes? But no let’s just keep throwing money away to tourists or whatever other stupid new thing is planned . Don’t worry about the locals and their vehicles. There should be a fund where the town pays a percentage like 100 💯 of everyone’s car repairs!!!
Please also do repairs on West Browns Road by Weeduck lake. The road is simply a series of potholes crisscrossing the road, each one larger than the last. Road needs to be raised above lake level to stop the annual mess but for now, simply filling in the wheel sized potholes would be a relief.
To the town council of Huntsville:
We sure could use some of that urgent road care on Dairy Lane as well. The state of this road is deplorable. I have been a resident here for over 2 years and not a single thing has been done by the city to improve it. There are pot holes and heaves on this road that can swallow the average compact car! Driving on it is certain to challenge the best drivers. Please tear up the existing asphalt and start over. Show us just how well our taxes are being spent by town council.