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Engineering
The Town of New Tecumseth’s Engineering department oversees our roads, water and wastewater systems, and storm water drainage.
Our Engineering department’s practices include:
- Assessing and designing municipal infrastructure
- Commenting on municipal service issues
- Preparing site plans and agreements
- Managing engineering studies and assessments
- Developing budgets for long-term and short-term development
- Managing Site Alteration Applications and Permits
- New Tecumseth Water Transmission Main Booster Pumping Stations Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (Schedule B)
- Alliston Traffic Signal Pole Replacement
- Boyne River Pedestrian Bridge Replacement
- Prospect Street and Tecumseth Street Road Reconstruction and Urbanization
- Lionel Stone Avenue East Road Reconstruction
- Road Safety Initiative Fund
- Church Street North Improvements
- King St. S. and Industrial Parkway Intersection Improvements
- Road Needs Study Update
- Various Pedestrian Crossovers
- 14th Line and C.W. Leach Road Municipal Class Environmental Assessment
- Queen Street and Mill Street Intersection Improvements
- Annual Traffic Calming Program
- Alliston Elevated Water Storage Tank Study
- 40km/h Neighbourhood Area Speed Limit Project in Alliston
- Dillane St E and Keogh St Reconstruction
- Dayfoot Street Improvements
- Alliston Groundwater Optimization
- Maple Lane Sewage Pump Station Rehabilitation
- Road Reconstruction Program
The Town of New Tecumseth Engineering Design Criteria and Standards are intended as a guideline to provide a good engineering basis for subdivision design, to establish a uniform criteria of minimum standards, and to improve processing of subdivision plans and agreements in the Town.
Changes and revisions will be made to these standards from time to time and it the responsibility of the Developer or the Developer’s Consulting Engineer to obtain and make use of the latest version available at the time of engineering design.
Please use our Site Plan Submission Guidelines to help you through completing your Site Plan Agreement Application. The Guidelines explain our submission procedure, different drawing requirements, and includes a full copy of our Site Plan By-law. It’s helpful to address each point in order to speed up your approval process. It is recommended to set up a pre-consultation meeting with the Town Staff to understand the submission requirements.
Please refer to the Fees and Charges By-Law for fees schedule.
Visit the Regulations and By-laws for Micromobility Vehicles and Off-Road Vehicles webpage for information about the rules for using micromobility and off-road vehicles in New Tecumseth.
In New Tecumseth, the default urban speed limit is 50 km/hr in urban areas (Alliston, Beeton, and Tottenham) and 80 km/hr in rural areas unless otherwise posted. These speed limits are in keeping with the standard speed limits established by the Province.
Speed limits may be reduced in sensitive areas such as those near schools and parks. Reduced speed limits may also be in place due to the existing road geometry in select locations.
Speed limit reductions will not be considered to address speeding concerns. For more information about speeding concerns, please refer to “Speeding & Traffic Calming” below.
Speeding concerns must first be addressed through front-line mitigation measures, such as the use of temporary radar speed signs or speed enforcement. These methods often have a positive effect to address sporadic speeding and can be implemented much faster than permanent speed control devices.
Requests for temporary radar speed signs can be directed to the Engineering Department by filling out the request form available here. Requests for speed enforcement should be directed to the Nottawasaga OPP.
Should speeding concerns continue following the use of front-line mitigation measures, residents may request that the need for traffic calming on their street be reviewed by Engineering staff. Traffic calming devices can alter driver behaviour to reduce vehicle speeds and/or volumes. Examples of traffic calming devices include radar speed signs, on-street parking, lane narrowing via pavement markings, speed humps, curb bump-outs, etc.
Requests for traffic calming measures can be directed to the Engineering Department by filling out the traffic calming concern form.
The Town’s Traffic Calming Guidelines establish the traffic calming review procedure, as well as minimum criteria which must be satisfied for traffic calming to be considered.
The purpose of all-way stop control is to control the right-of-way at an intersection. All-way stop control is not to be used as a speed control device, as numerous studies have shown that they are ineffective for this purpose.
Engineering staff review the need for all-way stop control based on the warrant criteria established by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO). As per MTO’s criteria, all-way stop control should only be considered following a formal traffic study which concludes that the volume and directional split of traffic warrants all-way stop control. The exact criteria depend on the classification of the roads.
All-way stop control may also be considered at intersections with a high accident frequency. Only accidents susceptible to relief through all-way stop control may be considered.
All-way stop control may have several negative effects when installed at unwarranted locations, including:
- driver frustration
- rolling stops or stop sign non-compliance
- increased travel speeds to make up for lost time
- aggressive deceleration and acceleration
- increased idling and air pollution
- increased fuel consumption
- potential for rear-end collisions
- creating a false sense of safety for cyclists and pedestrians
Traffic Counts can be referenced from Appendix A and Appendix B of the 2018 Roads Needs Study report. Depending on the size and scope of your study / project, the traffic count may need to be updated. We recommend contacting the Engineering Department to verify the counts and determine whether there is additional information available for the area you are studying.
View our Street Naming Policy.
As defined in the Site Alteration and Fill By-law 2024-116, a Site Alteration, is any activity that involves the dumping, grading, removing, movement or excavating of fill or soil.
To help you better understand the Site Alteration and Fill Permit procedures please visit the Site Alterations page for additional information.
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