Road & Weather Watch: A below-zero night as paving and a bridge job near their end dates

Here's what drivers in the Township of Chatsworth need to know for the week of Oct. 26.

Township roads

Fall paving scheduled to wrap up. The township's 2026 road construction notice lists the last days for its three paving projects this week:

• Sideroad 60 and Concession 10: to Oct. 27
• Concession 2: to Oct. 29
• Concession 3A: to Oct. 29

The township says the dates are approximate and depend on the weather, equipment and materials, so expect equipment, temporary delays and changing road conditions until crews are done. As of early Monday, the township had not posted a completion notice. Our earlier story has more on the work.

Sideroad 9A bridge closure nears its expected end. Sideroad 9A remains closed to through traffic about 800 metres east of Grey Road 3 while Bridge 39 is replaced. The township's closure notice says the work is expected to be finished by Oct. 30, but could take longer depending on the weather. As of early Monday, the township had not posted a reopening notice. Residents and businesses on the road can still get in from the east or the west, and the signed detour uses Grey Road 3, Sideroad 8 and Concession 8.

Questions about township roads go to the township office at 519-794-3232.

County roads and highways

Grey County posts its closures and construction on its Municipal 511 map at roads.grey.ca. The county's road conditions page still says winter road reporting has not started for the season. County road questions go to 519-376-7337.

As of early Monday morning, 511 Ontario listed no closures or construction on Highway 6 or Highway 10 in the township. The nearest 511 items were daytime lane closures for construction on Highway 21 near Allenford and Amberley, daytime construction on Highway 26 at Thornbury, and moving maintenance lane closures on Highway 26 between Clearview and Springwater.

Plowing

Neither the township nor Grey County has announced the start of winter maintenance yet. We'll report it here when they do.

The week's weather

Environment Canada's forecast for the Owen Sound area, issued at 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, calls for a cold start to the week, then milder, cloudier days:

• Monday: Mainly cloudy, with a 30 per cent chance of showers in the morning. High 12. Increasing cloud in the evening, with wind northeast 20 km/h becoming light after midnight. Low minus 2.
• Tuesday: A mix of sun and cloud, clearing late in the morning. High 10, with a wind chill of minus 6 in the morning. Clear overnight, low plus 3.
• Wednesday: Cloudy. High 16. Clearing overnight, low 11.
• Thursday: Cloudy, with a 30 per cent chance of showers. High 14. Cloudy overnight with a 30 per cent chance of showers, low 8.
• Friday: A mix of sun and cloud. High 15. Cloudy overnight, low 9.
• Saturday: Cloudy. High 15. Cloudy overnight, low 10.
• Sunday: Cloudy, with a 40 per cent chance of showers. High 14.

If you're heading out early Tuesday, allow time to clear your windshield. There were no weather alerts in effect when we checked early Monday morning. Normal for this time of year is a high of 10 and a low of 3. Check weather.gc.ca and 511on.ca before a long drive.

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