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Durham Region wins Good Roads’ Municipal Concrete Award for the Cochrane Street Bridge Project

Whitby, Ontario – At the recent Good Roads Conference, representatives from The Regional Municipality of Durham and Soncin Construction were presented with Good Roads’ 2023 Municipal Concrete Award for the Cochrane Street Bridge Replacement Project, located over the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Rail.

The modern design has active transportation features for both cyclists and pedestrians to cross the rail corridor. Sidewalk and on-street bike lanes safely transition into a single...

Lane restrictions on Regional Road 12 in the Township of Brock

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of lane restrictions on Regional Road 12 (12th Concession Road) in the Township of Brock.

When: May 2 to 24. Unfavourable weather conditions may impact the work schedule.

Where: Lane restrictions will be in place daily on Regional Road 12, from 540 metres east of Sideline 17 to 30 metres west of Highway 12, in the Township of Brock.

Why: The lane restrictions will be in place for the installation of paved shoulders.

Note: The...

Road closure on Bowmanville Avenue in Clarington

Update: the following work will be rescheduled. 

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of an upcoming road closure of Bowmanville Avenue in the community of Bowmanville, in the Municipality of Clarington.

Where: Bowmanville Avenue (Regional Road 57), between King Street (Regional Highway 2) and Stevens Road, in Bowmanville.  

When: May 3 at 6 p.m. to May 5 at 9 p.m. Unfavorable weather conditions may impact the work schedule.

Why: The road closure is part of the...

Lane restrictions on York Durham Townline in the Township of Uxbridge

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is advising residents of lane restrictions on York Durham Townline (Regional Road 30) in the Township of Uxbridge.

When: April 30 to May 24. Unfavourable weather conditions may impact the work schedule.

Where: Lane restrictions will be in place daily on York Durham Townline, from north of Davis Drive to 1.16 kilometres north of Sandford Road (Regional Road 11), in the Township of Uxbridge.

Why: The lane restrictions will be in place for the...

Region of Durham commits $10.25 million toward affordable rental housing

Whitby, Ontario – The Regional Municipality of Durham is committing $10.25 million in funding through the At Home Incentive Program to support the development of three affordable rental housing projects.

Ledim Developments will receive $5 million to build 78 affordable units in the Town of Ajax, and Kindred Works will receive $2.75 million to construct 25 affordable units in the Township of Uxbridge. The Region of Durham will also provide $2.5 million to Otter Creek Co-operative Homes Inc to...