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

Road Closures and Detours

We regularly update this interactive map of detours and closures.

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2023 Construction Program

The road construction program for Essex County in 2023 totals $69,736,900.

Our 2023 construction program has six key areas:

  • Capacity Expansion - $43,605,000
  • Rehabilitation - $19,676,300
  • Traffic Operations - $415,600
  • Municipal Drainage - $450,000
  • Planning/Engineering - $390,000
  • County Wide Active Transportation System (CWATS) - $5,200,000

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 2023 Road Rehabilitation Program, at an estimated cost of $19.7 million, includes 13 road rehabilitation projects, two bridge rehabilitation projects, two bridge engineering assignments, three culvert replacement projects and three culvert engineering assignments.

2023 Construction Projects

Bridge Rehabilitation projects:

  • River Canard Bridge on County Road 9
  • River Canard Bridge on County Road 11

Culvert Replacement Projects:

  • Wiper Drain on County Road 37
  • Tom Wright Drain on County Road 50 
  • Long Marsh Drain on County Road 18

Road Rehabilitation Projects:

  • County Road 20 from Ferriss Road to Iler Road in Essex
  • County Road 27 from Highway 3 to Municipal Number 81 in Kingsville
  • County Road 42 from County Road 35 to County Road 37 in Lakeshore
  • County Road 46 from County Road 23 to Lakeshore Road 203 in Lakeshore
  • County Road 35 from Lakeshore Road 305 to Highway 401 in Lakeshore
  • County Road 37 from County Road 14 to Mersea Road 7 in Leamington
  • County Road 27 from Municipal Number 81 to County Road 34 in Kingsville

Road Rehabilitation Projects that include the Addition of Paved Shoulders:

  • County Road 3 from County Road 20 to County Road 8 in LaSalle and Amherstburg
  • County Road 8 from County Road 27 to 450 metres west of Graham Side Road in Kingsville and Lakeshore
  • County Road 25 from County Road 42 to Highway 401 in Lakeshore
  • County Road 31 from County Road 2 to County Road 42 in Lakeshore
  • County Road 34 from County Road 45 to Road 3 in Kingsville
  • County Road 50 from Wright Road to Dahinda Drive in 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
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  • 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.

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