View the North Kawartha Roads Listing which contains all roads located in the Township.

For further information about a road please call the Roads Department at 705-656-4796 or extension 243.

An Entrance Permit is required to get access onto property that is adjacent to any Municipal road. This permit is required before any new building permits are issued for the property in question. Entrance Permit Applications can be accessed through our website or picked up at the Township Office located at 280 Burleigh Street, Apsley during operating hours.

Entrance Permit By-Law # 50/09 

Entrance Permit Application Form

There is a fee of $125.00 for a permanent entrance or $50.00 for a temporary entrance. Once the Entrance Permit Application is completed and submitted with the payment, the Roads Superintendent will contact the property owner/applicant to arrange a site visit before final approval is given. The property owner will receive a copy of the finalized Entrance Permit once it has been approved and paid in full.

If you have questions about submitting your application please email the Accounting Assistant or call 705-656-4445 extension 235. If you have questions about the entrance itself or your property please email the Roads Superintendent or call 705-656-4445 extension 243.

Entrance Permits Off County Roads

The Roads Department is responsible for all signage along Township roads . This also includes outdoor advertisement and directional signs. Economic development is vital to the health of local businesses. There are various private road signs that can be purchased through the Roads Department. Please contact the Roads Superintendent via email or by phone at 705-656-4445 extension 243 for more information.

Civic Address Signs

The Civic Address System (911 numbering) is administered through the Roads Department.

Once a 911 sign is installed, it becomes the responsibility of the property owner to keep the sign in good repair, upright and visible at the bottom of your driveway at all times. If the original sign is damaged you can request a new sign at a cost of $25.00 (as per Fees and Charges By-law # 2015-128) by completing the 911 Sign Request Form. New houses or lots that require a new 911 number/civic address can have them installed for the first time at no cost by the Roads Department.

If you require a civic address sign please complete the 911 Sign Request Form. If you have any questions please email the Accounting Assistant or Roads Superintendent, or call 705-656-4445.

Ontario Provincial Police and Emergency Services remind all homeowners to keep your own civic address sign upright, visible and clear of snow or any other obstruction. It is vital to ensure this sign is visible.

All Municipal roads and County roads have half-load restrictions in place from March 1 to May 1 each year except for County Road # 620. Load and half load restrictions help protect the road system from heavy truck traffic when the frost is leaving the ground and the roads soften.

All Municipal gravel roads receive grading and culvert replacement during the spring and early summer. It's during this time of year that any maintenance gravel is put down before calcium chloride is applied to select roads to help with dust control. Any paved and surface treated roads get patching repairs as needed. Damaged guard rails and damaged signs are also replaced. During the early summer month's roadside grass cutting and weed removal around guard rails is done.

Each spring the Municipality sweeps and removes sand and salt from sidewalks, parking lots, and roadways that has accumulated over the winter months. By doing so, the amount of salt and sand that flows into ground water catch basins is reduced. This further helps with dust control in the village and helps eliminates slips and falls on sidewalks and parking lots.

Roughly every 10 years the Township hires an engineering firm to complete a Roads Needs Study. As part of this study traffic counts and trends are done on certain Township roads. Based on these numbers, future construction needs can be planned and prioritized to improve motor vehicle trips throughout the Township in a cost effective and efficient manner. These future needs can then be budgeted long-term while taking advantage of any infrastructure funding that may become available. These studies also identify areas of the road system that may have questionable safety components.

Depending on the weather conditions, winter road patrol is performed seven days a week from October 1 until April 1. The Municipal roads system is broken into four routes with each route taking roughly 8 to 10 hours to plow once.

Ontario Provincial Police and Emergency Services remind all homeowners when clearing driveways of snow not to pile the snow onto the travelled portions of the road or highway. It is unlawful and hazardous.

Sand (with salt incorporated) is available to Township of North Kawartha residents, to help you keep your property safe in the winter.   No commercial businesses or contractors please.

You can find sand available at our Roads Department located at 10230 Highway 28, Apsley.  There is a pile placed to the north side of the entrance. (December 2020) 

Please note that salt is not available.

Do not forget to bring your pail and shovel!

Stay safe, stay visible! Please keep your lights on while collecting sand and yield to Township staff and vehicles.