Responsible for all engineering and administration

for 700 kilometres of County roads 137structures

(greater than 3 metre span), hundreds of smaller culverts,

kilometres of road drains and safety infrastructure.

  Duties include:

  • Bridge and culvert inspections
  • Capital planning, needs studies and budgeting
  • Tender package creation for: road reconstruction, bridge  

     rehabilitation, asphalt, gravel, cold-in-place recycling, high float,

     drainage works, etc.
  • Survey, design and plan creation for: road construction, bridge 

    rehabilitations, culvert extensions and other major maintenance

    projects
  • Erosion monitoring and miscellaneous surveying

  Administrative Duties include:

   • County Council reports and requests
   • Address and respond to public concerns
   • Contract inspection and administration for all tendered projects
   • Traffic studies
   • Safety devices inventories and inspections
   • Advisory speed postings
   • Municipal drains
   • Permits - Road Occupancy/ Oversize / Overweight Moving Permits  

     (Single and Annual)

   • Adopt-A-Highway program
   • Accident reports and insurance claim investigations
   • Approvals, comments, inspections, filing and follow-up of reports,   

     applications, permits and requests (i.e. land division and                            severances, bridge weight by-laws, agreement drains,
                                                                                  • Legal drawings, road closures, parades, environmental                    

                                                                                    assessments, land titles, sub-divisions, planning issues, zoning,                                                                                                minor variances, municipality requests, etc.

                                                                                  • Monitor municipality's maintenance of County Roads to ensure      

    compliance with the County Road Service Standards on a            

    quarterly basis
   • Chair monthly meetings with the lower-tier Road Superintendents

     to co-ordinate work, share resources and discuss future planning and      needs and report to County Council

   • Responsible for day to day operation of the 72,400 square foot   

     County Administration Building and grounds including: lease

     negotiations for 13 current tenants, parking allotment, concerns,

     requests, maintenance and repairs

   • Also responsible for repairs and capital improvements for the White's

     Station Garage and the Elgin County Health Unit

Contact Information:

County of Elgin Administration Building
450 Sunset Drive
St Thomas Ontario N5R 5V1
Phone: 519-631-1460 Ext. 4
Fax: 519-631-4297