Construction and Road Closures Update – August 8, 2025
County Road 27 will be closed between County Road 8 and County Road 46 for bridge rehabilitation work, beginning July 14, 2025 for approximately 15 weeks. Please use caution and follow the posted detour.
County Road 11 will be closed between County Road 10 to County Road 12 for approximately 15 weeks beginning the week of August 5th for bridge rehabilitation work.
County Road 8 will have lane restrictions between Walker Sideroad and County Road 15 beginning Tuesday, August 12 for road construction.
County Road 20 will have lane restrictions between County Road 23 (Arner Townline Rd) and McCain Sideroad beginning Monday, August 11 for road construction.
Fox Side Road and Gore Road will have lane restrictions between County Road 20 and Wright Road beginning Friday, August 8 for road construction.
County Road 8 will have lane restrictions between Country Road 27 and Cameron Side Road beginning Friday, May 23 for road construction.
County Road 34 will have lane restrictions between Wilson Sideroad and the Town of Essex limit (Mun 401) beginning Thursday, June 5 for road construction.
County Road 42 will have lane restrictions between County Road 31 and Rochester Townline beginning Wednesday, June 12 for road construction.
County Road 20 will have lane restrictions between County Road 3 and River Canard Bridge beginning Friday, August 15 for road construction.
Road line painting
Please be patient when you encounter road line painting operations. Be prepared to drive slowly and do not drive over the wet paint to prevent damage to your vehicle.
County Road 42 construction project
The following notices form part of Phase 3 and Phase 4 of the County Road 42 construction project. Additional information related to this project can be found on our County Road 42 project web page.
County Road 42 will be closed at County Road 19 (Manning Road) starting June 2 for the construction of a new roundabout. Construction of the roundabout is expected to last until late September.
Area motorists are advised of the following closures and detours, including two important updates this week:
· Westbound traffic along County Road 42 will need to use Patillo Road to County Road 22. No westbound traffic will be permitted through the intersection of County Road 42 and Manning.
· Eastbound traffic along County Road 42 will be closed at Lesperance Road to local traffic only. Starting Saturday, August 9 no access to Southbound Manning Road will be permitted. The main detour for eastbound traffic will be Banwell Road to EC Row Expressway.
· Manning Road will remain open to northbound and southbound traffic during this phase of the project with intermittent closures along Manning Road during the day. Starting Saturday, August 9 temporary stoplights will be in effect for alternating traffic through the project area.
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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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