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Work Permit Application


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A work permit is required for anyone wanting to occupy a Regional road, shoulder, sidewalk or right-of-way, even if the work is not expected to damage the road. The permit must be obtained in advance of the work being done. See the schedule below for more information.

A permit is required for all work including excavation, cut or trench; to install, construct, place, move, remove, relocate, adjust, alter, clean, maintain, test, repair, replace, improve or restore infrastructure in, over, under, across or along a Regional road, or on any road that extends from a Regional road on to private property, or on an unopened Regional road.

If a Work Permit is required for the purpose of constructing or modifying an access in which an Access Permit was required and approved, a copy of the approved Access Permit must accompany the submission of the Work Permit.

The applicant must have the approval to sign on behalf of the Owner/Proponent and Contractor.

Collection Notice: Personal information requested on this form is collected under the authority of the “Municipal Act” and will be used to assist Regional Staff in making a decision on this permit should be forwarded to Transportation, 150 Frederick Street, 7th Floor, Kitchener, ON N2G 4J3, 519-575-4400.

General Contractor

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Date / Time

Special Instructions:

Full road closure requires 10 business days advance notice (40 business days for detours to Provincial Highways)
Excavation and lane closures require 5 business days advance notice
All other works require 3 business days advance notice

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Location

Please use either the map or the text area: Map: • Right click or long press on the map to add a marker • Specific routes may be created using multiple markers • Markers may be moved by dragging them Text Area: • Enter intersections in the format: Main Rd. and Cross Rd. • Enter road segments in the format: Main Rd. from Cross Rd. to Cross Rd. Location of a work permit should typically consist of a single road segment. If location is at an intersection also select cross street on either side of intersection. If location is at a mid-block point also select cross street on either side of location.

Work Permit Details

If you have multiple insurance policies expiring on different dates, please enter the earliest expiration date

Please note if Temporary Electronic Traffic Control Signals are required, review and approval from the Manager, Transportation Engineering and Transportation Services are necessary. Please allow for a minimum of 30 business days for Approval.











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Attach a traffic plan/layout, which conforms to OTM Book 7, if applicable. Please note the Region of Waterloo does not permit the use of Yield to Oncoming traffic signs due to traffic volumes (Rb-91). The Region will start enforcing the updated OTM Book 7 2022 version on April 3rd 2023 and will no longer accept traffic layouts in accordance with previous versions (2014 or earlier).