Markham boosts winter road maintenance with 2nd operations yard

Yorkregion.com
Dec. 13, 2021

By cutting travel times to the north and east end of the city, Markham's second state-of-the-art operations yard is set to improve winter maintenance programs to all areas of the city.

The city officially opened the new 8.5-hectare East Markham Operations Yard near the northwest corner of Ninth Line and Major Mackenzie Drive last month.

“Markham is growing and to continue providing exceptional services to residents, a new operations yard is opening that will ensure a more efficient deployment of services, boost productivity and better manage our environmental footprint,” said Mayor Frank Scarpitti.

The facility will house more than half of Road Operations’ resources -- storing 22,000 tonnes of road salt to guard against supply chain issues, 4,000 tonnes of sand and 50,000 litres of brine.

There is also parking space for 30 winter road vehicles, as well as offices for operations staff and winter operations drivers.

Strategically located to decrease the environmental footprint and increase the productivity of Road Operations, the facility reduces the current travel time needed to service the north and east parts of the city.

The new yard will support crews that maintain and clear Markham’s more than 2,250 km of road and more than 1,150 km of sidewalk.

For more information and to access the Winter Maintenance App, visit www.markham.ca/winter.