Roads
After-Hours Emergencies:
Call 403-673-3611 or 403-233-7678 (Calgary direct) and follow the voice prompts.
For information and assistance on primary and secondary highways in your area, call Volker Stevin Highways Division at 888-VSROADS (888-877-6237). Please note, the MD of Bighorn has no authority on Provincial Highways. Click here for more information on Provincial Road Bans.
Electrical Outages and Streetlights:
Please contact Fortis Alberta at 310-WIRE or http://www.fortisalberta.com/Default.aspx?cid=344&lang=1
Current Road Bans:
Effective Tuesday March 20, 2012
Richards Road________________________________________________________________________
HIGHWAY N0. LOCATION PERCENTAGE Axel
6068 JK Richards Road 60% WEIGHTS
Jamieson Road________________________________________________________________________
HIGHWAY N0. LOCATION PERCENTAGE AXLE
731169 Jamieson Road 60% WEIGHTS
1970 B.M. Jamieson Road 60% WEIGHTS
Courville Road________________________________________________________________________
HIGHWAY N0. LOCATION PERCENTAGE AXLE
Road .Plan # 0010255 Courville Road. 60% WEIGHTS
Road Permits:
Road Data Services issues over-weight and over-dimentional permits on behalf of the MD of Bighorn. Contact 1-888-830-ROAD (7623)
Road Use Agreements:
Please contact our office at 403-673-3611 403-233-7678 (Calgary direct).
Streets and Roads Bylaw Section VII Subsection (70)
No person shall operate a vehicle in excess of the load limits or the size limits as legislated in the Commercial Vehicle and Weight Regulation, or in contravention of any prohibitions as stated in this or any other M.D. Bylaw without first obtaining a permit to do so, as issued by the Director or his delegate, subject to such conditions as specified in the permit. (subject to $2,500 fine).
Reports and Other Information:
The MD of Bighorn's Roads Division 2010 Year End Report, Planning Department 2010 Year End Report, Utilities Division 2010 Year End Report, and Agriculture Services and Environmental Advisory Board 2010 Year End Report are available.
To receive an email copy of a department's report, please contact us at bighorn@mdbighorn.ca or call 403-673-3611 or 403-233-7678 (Calgary Direct).
Snow Removal Policy:
The complete Snow Removal Policy can be viewed here.
Department Contacts:
Streets and Roads Bylaw Section 48:
No person shall:
(i) cause or do any act which causes seed, grain or other materials used in agricultural or commercial production to be deposited on that portion of a highway normally used for vehicular traffic;
(ii) cause, or allow to be deposited or disposed of on a highway any substance or object which may be, or is hazardous to a person or vehicle;
(iii) cause or do any act which causes grass, hay or straw clippings and/or stalks to be deposited on the portion of a highway normally used for vehicular traffic;
(iv) cause or allow oil or any chemical or any liquid to be placed on a road without obtaining permission to do so from the M.D.;
(v) drain or allow to leak any engine, transmission or other chemical fluids out of a vehicle upon a Street, so that said fluids falls upon the Street;
(vi) deposit or dispose of rocks, brush, roots, twigs or branches or any other unwanted debris in a ditch or on any portion of a highway without permission to do so from the M.D.
(vii) deposit, or in any way cause to be deposited upon any highway, any snow, ice or other material.