Parks and Roads Operations Services

Parks and Roads Operations Services maintain the City's infrastructure of roads, sidewalks, parks, trails, trees, gardens, playgrounds, underground assets, streetlighting and crossing guards.

Parks and Roads Operations Services operates primarily from the Consolidated Operations Depot and provides:

Roads and Stormwater Operations

• Inspects and maintains City roads, sidewalks, stormwater sewer systems and municipal infrastructure, including street sweeping, pothole repair, shoulder and boulevard maintenance, sidewalk maintenance, catch basin cleaning, creek and storm pond maintenance, litter, signage, road closures and winter control operations.
• Delivers winter control operations, including monitoring roads and weather, salting and plowing City roads, sidewalks and windrow clearing for seniors and people with disabilities.

Parks, Forestry and Trails

• Implements the  maintenance, improvement and operation of the City's parks facilities, playgrounds, trail system, natural areas and wetlands such as the Second Marsh and Pumphouse Marsh.
• Provides City beautification projects and gardens, street planters and hanging baskets, street trees, forestry and horticulture programs and volunteer programs.

Traffic, Streetlighting and Crossing Guards

• We all have to do our part to keep the streets of Oshawa safe. It is the responsibility of all road users, drivers, cyclists and pedestrians to ensure each other's safety and wellbeing. For more information, please visit the City’s Traffic Safety web page.
• Lighting on roadways and walkways is maintained by the City of Oshawa. Access Service Oshawa Online to report a streetlight out.
• Crossing Guards perform approximately 1.5 million crossings each school year through all weather conditions. Oshawa's crossing guards provide an invaluable service to our community. Crossing guards are employees of the City and are community members of the neighbourhood where they work. Crossing guards are governed by the Ontario Highway Traffic Act and trained to safely assist students to and from school.