Road Permits

A permit is required when working within the City of Vaughan’s “road allowance," also known as the “right-of-way.” The type of permit required depends on the work being done. See the sections below to learn which permit is best suited for your work.

Road Occupancy Permit

As per section 7.0 of the Road Allowance By-law 126-2024, the City regulates partial lane closures of municipal roadways and the use of boulevards or open spaces for any type of construction, installation or maintenance.

Request a road occupancy permit

Road Closure Application

The City has the authority to regulate full closures of municipal roadways for any type of construction or development projects, which you can apply for below. For road closure requests for special events, you can apply for a Special Events Permit.

Submit a road closure application

Municipal Consent

Utility companies must receive an approved municipal consent to be authorized to install new infrastructure or undertake relocations/upgrades/repairs to their existing infrastructure, within the City’s road allowance. If the work proposed is not for a utility company, please refer to the “Road Occupancy Permit” section above.

Apply for municipal consent

Excess Load Permit

The City has the authority to regulate the movement of vehicles with excess load on all municipal roadways. An Excess Load Permit (also called an oversized or overweight permit) is a formal authorization that allows vehicles to exceed standard weight limits on municipal roads.