Capacity & Safety Improvements for CR 22 & 19 to Begin on Monday

Capacity and Safety Improvements for

County Road 22 and 19 to Begin on Monday

Speed reductions to start this week

Essex County, ON – The County of Essex would like to advise motorists that construction at the intersection of County Road 22 and County Road 19 will begin on Monday, with speed reductions within the construction zone to be posted later this week (60 km/h) as preparations get underway.

The $6.9 million, six-phase project, awarded to Amico Infrastructures, will improve capacity and safety for one of the busiest intersections in the region and is anticipated to be completed in November of 2017. “A construction project of this magnitude involves complex staging and numerous lane shifts throughout the duration of the improvements” said Tom Bateman, Director of Transportation Services for the County of Essex. “We are acknowledge there will be short-term impacts and we thank motorists in advance for their patience and understanding as we are committed to minimalizing delays, while maintaining a safe corridor” said Bateman.

Key project details include:

• 6 phases of construction, with a variety of lane configurations;
• County Road 22 will be restricted to single lanes in each direction, with no anticipated closures;
• County Road 19 will have temporary short-duration closures;
• Work will also be done in some instances in the evenings and on weekends to expedite construction activities.

The public can get up-to-date information on the project status by visiting the County of Essex’s website (countyofessex.ca) or following the County on social media using the hashtag #CR2219:

Facebook.com/EssexCountyOntario

Twitter: @EssexCountyON