Essex County Construction and Road Closures Update – Oct. 27, 2023
The following are part of Phase 1 of the County Road 42 construction project:
- Construction is ongoing on County Road 42 between Banwell Road and Manning Road, and in the surrounding area. Please use caution and obey all flag persons and construction signs.
- County Road 42 is now open between Manning Road and Shiff Drive, including the Lesperance Road intersection. Please use caution and obey all flag persons as restoration continues in the shoulder and boulevard areas.
- The intersection of County Road 42 and Banwell Road will be closed to all traffic beginning Tuesday, October 10th for approximately six weeks. Please follow the posted detour and refrain from using neighbourhood roads.
More information is available on the County Road 42 project page: countyofessex.ca/CR42.
The intersection of County Road 9 (Howard Avenue) and County Road 10 will be closed for bridge rehabilitation work beginning Oct. 23 for approximately nine months. The posted detour utilizes County Roads 18, 11 and 8.
County Road 19 (Manning Road) will be reduced to one lane at North Rear Road for emergency drainage work for the Town of Tecumseh from Oct. 16 to Dec. 22.
County Road 8 will be closed between County Road 27 and County Road 31 for culvert rehabilitation work beginning Oct. 23 for approximately six weeks.
County Road 8 will have lane restrictions between County Road 27 and Graham Sideroad for road construction beginning October 27. This will last approximately three weeks.
County Road 42 will have lane restrictions between County Road 35 and County Road 37 beginning Sept. 27 for road construction.
County Road 50 will have lane restrictions between Dahinda Road and Wright Road beginning Oct. 5 for road construction.
County Road 25 will have lane restrictions between County Road 42 and Highway 401 beginning Oct. 10 for road construction.
County Road 3 will have lane restrictions between County Road 20 and County Road 8 beginning October 30 for road construction.
Please use caution and obey all flag persons, construction signage and posted detour routes in these areas.
Line painting operations are underway throughout Essex County. Please exercise patience and be prepared to drive slowly through these areas. To prevent damage to your vehicle, please do not drive over the wet paint.