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.

2026 paved shoulder projects

• County Road 3 (Malden Road), from CR 8 to Canard Drive, in LaSalle
• County Road 8, from CR 23 to Cameron Sideroad, on Lakeshore/Kingsville border.
• County Road 8, from CR 31 to Highway 77, on Lakeshore/Leamington border
• County Road 9 (Howard Avenue), from South Talbot Road to CR 7 (Huron Church Line Road) on LaSalle/Tecumseh border.
• County Road 31, from CR 8 to CR 14 on Kingsville/Leamington border.
• County Road 42, from 65 metres east of Aimee Street to Lakeshore Road 129, in Lakeshore.

Infrastructure built to date

As of the start of 2026, the County of Essex with the involvement of local municipalities and the Essex Region Conservation Authority has created at network of approximately 500 km of multi-use trails, cycling paths, bike lanes and paved shoulders shown in the map below.