The County of Essex is providing improved reliable infrastructure with the local and regional community in mind. In cooperation with regional municipalities, it is building new roundabouts, and constructing bicycle lanes, sidewalks and multi-use trails along County Road 42 and County Road 43 in Tecumseh and Lakeshore. On this page you will find:
- The Project Overview
- Phase 1 Details
- Plans for Future Phases
- What it will Look Like when Finished
- Updates and Latest News
The reconstruction of County Road 42, between County Road 19 and the City of Windsor, is a multi-year project that will increase road capacity and enhance neighbourhood connectivity.
Utility relocation and construction of new storm and sanitary sewers, as well as a watermain, has begun. This is part of Phase 1 of the project. Completion of the entire project is expected to take five to seven years.
The Project
The County Road 42 reconstruction project follows the recommendations of a class environmental assessment and includes:
- Widening of County Road 42 from County Road 19 (Manning Road) to the City of Windsor limits to a five-lane roadway with bike lanes, sidewalks and multi-use trails.
- Multi-lane roundabouts on County Road 42 at County Road 19 (Manning Road) and the new intersection with County Road 43 (Banwell Road).
- The diversion and widening of County Road 43 from Shields Avenue to south of County Road 42.
Map 1 and Map 2 provide an overview of the proposed roadway and how surrounding properties will be affected.
Map 1
Map 2
Map 3 provides an overview of the phasing of the project and the tentative timing for each phase. Yellow dots are Phase 1, green is Phase 2, red is Phase 3. purple is Phase 4 and blue is Phase 5.
Map 3
Factors that will affect the timing of each phase include:
- The need to establish underground services and enclose open drains to allow for utility relocations between County Road 19 (Manning Road) and Concession 11.
- Extensive utility relocations, including gas, hydro and telecommunications, are required to mitigate conflicts with the proposed underground work and road construction throughout the project.
- Prioritizing the reconstruction of County Road 43 for commencement sometime in 2023 and creating the storm drainage outlet in advance.
Phase 1
A contractor has been hired and adjacent property owners are being notified that Phase 1 of construction will start in October 2022. It includes the installation of a new storm sewer, sanitary sewer and watermain along the County Road 42 corridor between Concession 11 and Pike Creek. Temporary lanes will be created to accommodate traffic during construction. There will also be some minor utility relocations. Construction will progress in sections along the corridor and is anticipated to take 14 to 16 months.
Phase 1 is taking place in the areas highlighted with yellow dashes on the map.
Future Phases
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The new County Road 43 (Banwell Road) diversion and roundabout at the intersection of County Road 42 will be constructed. This will include work on Concession 11. Phase 2 will take place in the area highlighted in green on the map on left. The map on the right shows details of the new roundabout and roadway.
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Phase 3 |
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County Road 42 will be reconstructed from from County Road 19 (Manning Road) to Lesperance Road. This will include the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of County Road 42 and County Road 19. Phase 3 will take place in areas highlighted in red on the map.
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Phase 4 |
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Country Road 42 will be reconstructed from Lesperance Road to County Road 43. Phase 4 will take place in areas highlighted in purple on the map.
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Phase 5 |
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The final phase of this project is the reconstruction of County Road 42 from the County Road 43 roundabout to the boundary of the City of Windsor. Phase 5 will take place in areas highlighted in blue on the map.
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What Will it Look Like?
These design drawings of cross sections of County Road 42 and County Road 43 show what they will look like when the reconstruction is complete.
Updates
- County Road 42 Construction Work is Resuming in February 2023 (Feb. 14, 2023)
- County Road 42 Reconstruction to Resume in the Spring (Jan. 11, 2023)
- Update to Essex County Council about Phase 1 Contract Administration Agreement (Dec. 21, 2022).
- Temporary Closure of County Road 42 Section Starting Nov. 25 (Nov. 23, 2022).
- County Road 42 Improvements Underway (Oct. 11, 2022).
- Report to Essex County council (Sept. 7, 2022).
- County Road 42 in Tecumseh Temporarily Closed on May 1, 2022.
- Details and background about this project were presented at a public open house in December 2019.
If you have questions or feedback, email Infrastructure and Planning Services at engineering@countyofessex.ca.
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Phase 1 work is paused for the winter in January 2023. Temporary widening of the road and addition of asphalt shoulders have been completed, as well as underground work. |
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Phase 1 underground work from Concession 11 to Pike Creek underway in November 2022. |
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Utility relocation in February 2022. |
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The intersection of County Road 42 and County Road 19 (Manning Road) prior to the start of construction. |
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