CWATS Projects

The County Wide Active Transportation System (CWATS) is expanding every year with the goal of creating 1,000 km of trails, multi-use pathways, bike lanes and paved shoulders.

2025 paved shoulder projects

County Road 8 from Cameron Sideroad to County Road 27
County Road 8 from Walker Sideroad to County Road 15
County Road 2 from County Road 35 to County Road 37
County Road 18 from McCain Sideroad to County Road 29
County Road 20 from County Road 3 to River Canard Bridge

A map of Essex County showing the locations of planned paved shoulder projects

Infrastructure built to date

As of the start of 2025, the County of Essex with the involvement of local municipalities and the Essex Region Conservation Authority has created at network of 474 km of multi-use trails, cycling paths, bike lanes and paved shoulders shown in the map below.

A map showing the 474 km of the CWATS network built as of January 2025.

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CWATS on Social Media

County of Essex
360 Fairview Ave W, Essex ON N8M 1Y6

Telephone: 519-776-6441
TTY: 1-877-624-4832
Fax: 519-776-4455
coeinfo@countyofessex.ca

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