Residents in the County of St. Paul will need to hold off on ordering gravel for now, as Public Works has temporarily stopped taking new requests effective August 7, 2026. The pause is meant to let crews catch up on a backlog of deliveries already in the queue.
According to a notice on the County website, any new gravel orders made during this time will not be added to the waiting list. Staff are focusing on completing current deliveries before accepting more.
“Public Works is suspending its intake of gravel orders for the time being,” the notice states. “Any new orders made at this time will not be processed or added to the order queue. In pausing the program intake, Public Works will be catching up on current deliveries in the queue.”
The County has not said exactly when orders will reopen, but it will let residents know once processing resumes. Those with questions can call Public Works at 780-645-3006.
The gravel program gives property owners a chance to buy gravel for their driveways or private roads. Normally, each rural address can get up to 25 tonnes per year. Delivered gravel costs $21 per tonne, while self-haul options are $15 per tonne from the pit or $20 per tonne from the Public Works yard.
This pause comes during a very wet summer for the St. Paul area. The County declared a State of Agricultural Disaster on July 28, 2026, because of excess moisture that hurt crops and left fields soggy. According to the County, the region saw precipitation between June 3 and July 15 that was less than once-in-50-years levels.
Those wet conditions have likely increased demand for gravel as landowners try to repair soft or washed-out driveways. Public Works also manages 2,029 kilometers of roads in the County, many of them gravel.
Residents dealing with flood damage from the summer storms can still apply for the County’s Hazard Assistance and Resilience Program. Damage assessment forms are due by August 17, 2026.
