The City of Quinte West’s annual rural surface treatment program starts next week.
Sections of the following roads are scheduled to receive rural surface treatment that will continue throughout the 2026 summer season:
- Apple Road – Full length
- Baptist Church Road – Two patches
- Carmel Road – Fairground Road west 1.2 km
- Chatterton Valley Crescent – Full length
- Corringan Road – Full length
- Drumlin Road – Full length
- English Settlement Road – Patch
- Fitzgrald Road – Full length
- Flouds Bridge Road – Gunter Settlement Road north to the bridge at Cold Creek
- Fox Road – Dalmas Road to Bate Road
- Hennessey Road – Powerline Road to Boulton Road
- Mackenzie Road – Harrington Road to the northern limits
- Old Wooler Road – Stacey Road to Dalmas Road
- Preston Hill Road – Bruyea Road to Will Johnston Road
- Smith Road – Baptist Church Road east to Quinte West limits
- Will Johnston Road – Stockdale Road to Mapleview Road
- Zion Road – Wickens Road to Miron Road
According to the city, rural surface treatment, also known as ‘tar and chip’ or ‘chip seal,’ is a cost-effective and durable alternative to asphalt paving used on rural roads with low to medium traffic.
