Durham Works

Share your thoughts about additional water system capacity for Sunderland

The Regional Municipality of Durham has completed the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) to plan for additional water supply, water storage capacity and pumping facilities to service the Sunderland community, in the Township of Brock. The additional capacity is required to provide a long-term, secure and sustainable water supply to service the increasing population in the community.

The public can review and comment on the proposed solution until March 28 at durham.ca/SunderlandWaterSystem.

What makes a successful automated speed enforcement site?

Speed is a contributing factor in approximately one-third of fatal collisions. Reducing speed is the best way to reduce both the frequency and severity of collisions in our community.

To help reduce speeds, Durham Region has Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) cameras in some school zones and designated Community Safety Zones on Regional Roads.

ASE helps improve road safety by encouraging drivers to drive slower within the speed limit, altering driver behaviour and increasing public awareness about...

Join us for an in-person Public Information Centre about the widening of Rossland Road in Oshawa

The Region of Durham is holding an in-person Public Information Centre (PIC) to discuss the reconstruction and widening of Rossland Road, from 400 metres west of Ritson Road to Harmony Road, in Oshawa. The PIC is on Thursday, March 2 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Northview Community Centre, 150 Beatrice Street East in Oshawa.

The widening of Rossland Road is identified in the Durham Transportation Master Plan as the preferred solution to address operational deficiencies, road safety and increasing...

Share your thoughts about additional sanitary sewage capacity for Cannington and Sunderland

The Regional Municipality of Durham is holding a virtual Public Information Centre (PIC) until March 31 to provide an update on the Class Environmental Assessment (EA) and get resident input on additional sanitary sewage capacity for the communities of Cannington and Sunderland in the Township of Brock.

The PIC consists of two pre-recorded presentations for each community—Cannington and Sunderland. The presentations include:

• Information about the project.
• Results of the activities completed to...

Maximizing safety in Durham with roundabouts

Across Durham Region, roundabouts have been installed at various locations in place of traffic control signals as part of the Durham Vision Zero Strategic Road Safety Action Plan. Locations are selected based on a thorough assessment that ensures a roundabout is the ideal solution and is feasible from a design perspective. 

Roundabouts are generally considered to be a safer option, since they reduce the number of conflict points and eliminate the most severe crashes by lowering traffic speed and...