Residents along a cottage road in South Bruce Peninsula think repairs done on it recently have done more harm than good.
Public Works Manager Brad McRoberts says the Mallory Beach Road was given a new tar and chip surface in June that was only meant to improve the driving surface, and not the actual grade of the road.
He says that kind of work is not currently in the five-year road plan.
Members of the Mallory Beach Ratepayers Association say the gravel is too loose and is causing heavy amounts of dust.
Vice President Mike Lutman claims the loose gravel was responsible for a recent accident along the road.
He’d like to see the dips and hollows in the roadbed repaired so the surface will be smoother.
McRoberts says the excess gravel will be removed in the next couple of weeks once more of it binds with the tar.
Mayor Gwen Gilbert says South Bruce Peninsula hasn’t received a lot of wet weather so far this year to keep the dust down, nor has there been enough hot weather to help the gravel and the tar stick together.
Traffic also helps compact the tar and chip surface, and Gilbert says traffic in the area is down this year too, also slowing down the process.
Gilbert acknowledges the condition of the road is an inconvenience for residents, but she hopes it improves over the next two weeks and then a street cleaning vehicle can be sent out to remove the excess gravel.