Construction and Closures

Essex County keeps the public informed about road closures and has an annual construction program to maintain roads, bridges and culverts.

News updates about construction and road closures are posted on this website over the course of the construction season. Click this button for the the latest update:

Ways to get updates

You can hit the yellow "Sign up today!" button at the bottom of this page to subscribe to our news updates to be notified by email of detours and closures. (Check the News Notices and Announcements box on the subscription page.)

For information and updates about the reconstruction of County Road 42 please visit the project page.

You can also consult the 511 interactive map of construction, road closures and detours in the region.

2025 Construction Program

The road construction program for Essex County in 2025 totals $98,119,210.

The 2025 program has seven key areas:

• Capacity expansion – $67,604,780
• Rehabilitation – $23,615,230
• Traffic operations – $710,600
• Municipal drainage – $800,000
• Planning and engineering – $197,600
• CWATS (active transportation) – $4,900,000
• Equipment and software – $291,000

Major projects

Many of our construction projects are in various stages and are completed over several years. Read more about our major projects.

Road rehabilitation program

The 2025 Road Rehabilitation Program, at an estimated cost of $23.6 million, includes 13 road rehabilitation projects, two bridge rehabilitation projects and three culvert rehabilitation projects.

2025 construction projects

Bridge rehabilitation projects

• McCain Drain Bridge rehabilitation on County Road 11 in Amherstburg and Essex
• Belle River Bridge rehabilitation on County Road 27 in Lakeshore

Culvert rehabilitation projects

• Robb Dales Drain culvert on County Road 8 in Leamington
• Batten Sideroad Drain culvert on County Road 12 in Essex
• Sancrainte Drain culvert on County Road 20 in Amherstburg

Road rehabilitation projects

Part of the Essex County’s 2025 road program is funded by the Canada Community Building Fund.

• County Road 2 from County Road 35 to County Road 37 in Lakeshore
• County Road 8 from Cameron Sideroad to County Road 27 in Essex and Lakeshore
• County Road 8 from Walker Sideroad to County Road 15 in Essex and Tecumseh
• County Road 18 from McCain Sideroad to County Road 29 in Kingsville
• County Road 20 from County Road 3 to the River Canard Bridge in Amherstburg
• County Road 20 from County Road 23 to McCain Sideroad in Kingsville
• County Road 27 from municipal No. 2678 to 350 metres north of County Road 8 in Lakeshore
• County Road 34 from Wilson Sideroad to Essex town limit in Lakeshore
• County Road 31 from County Road 42 to Highway 401 in Lakeshore
• County Road 37 from County Road 42 to County Road 2 in Lakeshore
• County Road 42 from County Road 31 to Rochester Townline Road in Lakeshore
• County Road 46 from Webster Road to Concession 8 in Tecumseh
• County Road 50 from Park Street to Bell Road in Essex
• Fox Sideroad and Gore Road between Wright Road and County Road 20 in cooperation with the Town of Essex

Road maintenance

County crews maintain a safe and reliable network of roads. Their work includes:

• Road painting
• Road patching
• Roadside spraying
• Road signage
• Road sweeping
• Shoulder grading and repair
• Roadside mowing
• Bridge and culvert repair
• Roadside drainage
• Traffic lights
• Winter maintenance

Call us for fill

Summer ditching operations generate a supply of fill. Please contact us at 519-326-8691 if you want fill.