County Road 42 & Lesperance Road Intersection closes Monday in All Four Approaching Directions

The intersection of County Road 42 and Lesperance Road will be closed for construction – in all four approaching directions – starting this coming Monday, April 20, at 7 a.m.

This is to allow for the complete rebuild of the intersection, to match the new, widened CR 42 cross-section. Work will include the widening of the intersection to five-plus lanes, new sidewalks, bicycle lanes, pedestrian crosswalks, street lights and traffic signals.

The anticipated duration of the four-way closure is approximately six weeks, or until about the end of May.

This work is part of the years-long project that will see County Road 42 enhanced and widened to four lanes – eastward from the City of Windsor, through Tecumseh, through Manning Road (County Road 19) and into Lakeshore. This year’s work began March 16 and focuses on the stretch from Banwell Road (County Road 43) east to Lesperance Road. Delays and lane reductions in this section will continue until 2026 work is completed by late September.

Businesses at the CR 42 & Lesperance intersection will still be accessible: those on the north side of CR 42 via Lesperance from the north and, similarly, those on the south side of CR 42 via Lesperance from the south. See the accompanying map.

The closest north-south alternatives for travelling across County Road 42 are Banwell Road (CR 43) and Manning Road (CR 19).

For more on the County Road 42 project, check out the project page at our website:

https://www.countyofessex.ca/cr42