Transportation & Public Works

You can submit a request online for any of the information or records listed in this Routine Disclosure Plan. Before submitting an application for routine access, remember:

A request submitted through a Request for Routine Access must be for a reasonable quantity of records – no more than 50 pages, otherwise an Access to Information Application will be required.
The records will be processed within a reasonable time frame, but no later than 30 days from the receipt of application.
Routine Disclosure Plans and Requests for Routine Access apply to information created after November 2012.

Records available through active dissemination for Transportation and Public Works include:

General records:

Overview of the business unit
Contact information
Links to relevant legislation

Transportation and Public Works-specific records:

Curbside collection schedules
Permit applications for parades
Reports and policies including:
- On-Street Parking Policy
- Results for Shortcutting trials
- Neighbourhood Shortcutting
Redbook (Municipal Service Systems)
Newsletters
Road construction projects
Traffic Control Manual Supplement
Mass balance and diversion rates (updated quarterly)
Summary of Solid Waste Resources-conducted CRA surveys indicating participation and satisfaction rates for services

Records available through routine access include:

General records:

Generic information about current benefits and hours of work
Current job descriptions, salary ranges or hourly rate, classification of positions
Employee Expense Reports for current fiscal year – either monthly totals or current year-to-date total
Cost of sending a delegation out of the province to attend conferences/training/etc.
Expenditure reports, by cost element (salaries, office supplies, travel, etc), for a maximum of four cost elements per year per requestor
Transportation and Public Works-specific records:

Traffic Management and Intelligent Transportation Systems

Traffic Signal Timing Plans
Project Planning and Design
Capital Street Maintenance Plan

Road Operations

Cost to fill potholes and other similar costing information
Statistical information

Transportation and Public Works will continue to review information which may be provided under the Routine Access Policy and will update this Disclosure Plan accordingly.

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*)

Request for Routine Access

Requestor's Information

First name *

Last name *

Phone *

Alternate phone

Email address *

Confirm email *

Address

Street number, name and type *

Unit / Apartment

City / Community *

Province *

Postal code *

As noted in the Routine Disclosure Plan, please describe the records you are requesting:

Requested Information:

How would you like the information returned to you? *

Mail

Access and Privacy In accordance with Section 485 of the Municipal Government Act (MGA), the personal information collected on this form will only be used by municipal staff and, if necessary, individuals under service contract with the Halifax Regional Municipality, for purposes relating to the processing of your recognition request. If you have any questions about the collection and use of this information, please contact the Access and Privacy Office at 902.490.7460, emailaccessandprivacy@halifax.ca.