Construction and Road Closures Update – May 29, 2026

Installation of new signal lights at the intersection of Howard Avenue (County Road 9) and County Road 10 in Amherstburg begins this coming Monday.

The work will take approximately two weeks to complete, and the public is likely to encounter flagging operations, as well as four-way flashing red signals, which are to be treated as a four-way stop.

That’s one of three impactful new County of Essex road projects beginning in early June.

The others:

(1) A week from this coming Monday, the posted detour for the Big Creek Bridge project in eastern Lakeshore will change. Currently, and since the project to replace Big Creek Bridge on County Road 42 began on February 17, the posted detour for the closure has used County Road 37. But beginning Monday, June 8, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation is closing CR 37 for work they are doing on the CR 37 overpass over Highway 401. So, for the remainder of the nine-month Big Creek Bridge project, the County needs to shift its detour – about 3.5 km to the west, from CR 37 to County Road 35. Please use caution and follow the posted detour signs! And be prepared for the detour change on June 8.

(2) A reminder that rehabilitation of the River Canard Bridge on County Road 12 in Essex is scheduled to start Monday, June 8. County Road 12 will be closed between County Road 11 (Walker Road) and County Road 15 (just west of Gesto) for approximately six months. Please follow the posted detour.

Other new County of Essex construction alerts:

County Road 8 on the Lakeshore/Leamington border has lane restrictions for road construction between County Road 31 and Hwy 77. New work begins June 1.

County Road 8 on the Lakeshore/Leamington border has lane restrictions for road construction between County Road 37 and Kent Road 1. New work begins June 1.

County Road 9 (Howard Avenue) on the LaSalle/Tecumseh border will have lane restrictions for road construction, between South Talbot Road and County Road 7 (Huron Church Line Road) beginning Wednesday, June 3.

County Road 37 in Lakeshore will have lane restrictions between South Middle Road and Lakeshore Road 310 beginning Wednesday, June 3 for road construction.

County Road 42 in Lakeshore will have lane restrictions between Aimee Street to Lakeshore Road 129 beginning Thursday, June 4 for road construction.

Ongoing County of Essex construction alerts:

County Road 27 in Lakeshore has lane restrictions between South Middle Road and MUN 2619 (South Limit of South Woodslee) for construction. Work began May 12.

The intersection of County Road 42 and Lesperance Road in Tecumseh reopened Thursday in three of four directions: north- and south-bound Lesperance, and eastward onto CR 42. County Road 42 immediately west of Lesperance Road, however, remains closed for a short section, as part of the enhancement and widening of CR 42 to four lanes westward from Lesperance to County Road 43 (Banwell Road). For more on this phase of the County Road 42 project, check out the project page at our website: https://www.countyofessex.ca/cr42

And a reminder to please exercise PATIENCE with line-painting operations. Be prepared to drive slowly, and do NOT drive over the wet paint, to prevent damage to your vehicle.