Municipal Association Hosts Workshop To Tackle Rural Road Issues
September 23, 2024, Oakville, ON – Good Road is bringing together more than 100 road and infrastructure professionals to discuss and solve issues surrounding low volume roads in communities.
Good Roads is a municipal association that has been helping municipalities since 1894. The Low Volume Road Workshop is the first of its kind in the sector and draws attendees from around the province and welcomes keynote speakers from the United States. “A low volume road is a roadway that sees vehicle traffic less than 400 vehicles a day. Some are gravel roads, some are surface treated. The misconception is that these roads are low maintenance, when they are typically not cost-effective,” said James Smith, Ph. D., Manager, Technical Programs and Research, Good Roads.
“We’ve heard from our members that they need information and assistance regarding low volume roads, which are more seen in rural areas. It’s a safety issue at the end of the day.” continued Dr. Smith. The Low Volume Roads Workshop is hosting keynotes Brian Keierleber, the County Engineer for Buchanan County, Iowa and Dr. Halil Ceylan, professor in the Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Department at Iowa State University, and Dr. Stefan Louw, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California Pavement Research Center.
Topics covered during the workshops include asset management, drainage, dust, maintenance techniques, material stabilization, potholes, winter maintenance, budgeting and more, plus an exhibitor hall. For a complete copy of the agenda and information, please visit: https://goodroads.ca/courses/navigating-low-volume-roads-workshop/
Good Roads is a municipal association concerned with the advancement of roads and other infrastructure in Ontario. Based in Oakville, Ontario, we have been devoted to the cause of better roads since 1894. Originally known as the Ontario Good Roads Association (and still using that name corporately), we have more than 430 member governments, including most of Ontario’s municipalities and a growing number of First Nations, as well as dozens of affiliated corporate members in the transportation and infrastructure sectors. Our purpose, in part, is to connect our members to each other, to other levels of government, and to relevant companies in the private sector. Our members look to us for training, knowledge, political advocacy, and answers to their most pressing problems. Good Roads is resolutely independent.
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For more information, please contact:
Rachel Swiednicki
Manager, Communications and Marketing
Good Roads
1525 Cornwall Road, Unit 22
Oakville, ON L6J 0B2
905-630-0542
