Caution urged with road line painting season underway in Durham Region

Summer is almost here, which means line painting season on Durham Region’s roadways is underway, with the region reminding motorists to exercise caution when approaching line painting vehicles.

Drivers are asked to be patient, exercise caution, keep a safe distance from the follow-up trucks and not to cross freshly painted lines. The applied paint contains glass beads to make the colour reflect. Driving on freshly painted lines can cause damage to vehicles and compromise the quality of the road lane line reflectivity.

Line painting can take place on any of Durham’s 3,300 kilometres of regional roads. Road line painting operations will also take place at select local area municipal roads and various Ministry of Transportation Ontario on/off-ramp intersections.

Operations take place primarily on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., with occasional weekend and nighttime operations, from June until November.

Line painting is a moving operation that progresses at reduced speeds to ensure the proper application of road paint. Follow-up trucks travel behind the trucks applying the paint to act as a buffer and allow sufficient paint drying time.

For more information about line painting operations in Durham Region, visit durham.ca/LinePainting.