Notice of Completion of CR 46 Environmental Assessment Study

An Environmental Assessment Study for improvements to County Road 46 from Highway 401 to County Road 19 (Manning Road), jointly commissioned by the County of Essex and Town of Tecumseh, has been completed.

The Environmental Assessment was conducted by BT Engineering Inc. as a Schedule C project under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA, 2023).

Alternatives to improve the operation and safety of the roadways involved – namely, County Road 46 (Provincial Road/North Talbot Road/Middle Road) from the 401 to County Road 19 (Manning Road), and Concession Roads 8 and 9 from County Road 46 northward to the Town of Tecumseh boundary – were evaluated, and EA Study recommendations were presented at PCC No. 3.

The last step in the process is publishing the Environmental Assessment findings and the recommended plan in an Environmental Study Report for public review. The 30-day public review period begins on November 20, 2025, and closes December 19, 2025. For details, and for more information, see below:

Notice of Study Completion

County of Essex and Town of Tecumseh

County Road 46 from Highway 401 to County Road 19

Town of Tecumseh Concession Roads 8 and 9
from County Road 46 northerly to the Town Boundary

Municipal Class Environmental Assessment

INTRODUCTION

The County of Essex in partnership with the Town of Tecumseh retained BT Engineering Inc. to complete a Schedule C Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEA) Study for improvements to County Road 46 (Provincial Road/North Talbot Road/Middle Road) from Highway 401 to County Road 19 (Manning Road), and Concession Roads 8 and 9 from County Road 46 northerly to the Town boundary, in the Town of Tecumseh, Ontario.  The Environmental Assessment was conducted as a Schedule C project under the MCEA (2023).  Alternatives to improve the operation and safety of the roadways were evaluated and EA Study recommendations were presented at PCC No. 3.

STUDY PROCESS

The Study followed the MCEA process by establishing the need and justification for the project, considered all reasonable alternatives with acceptable effects on the natural, social and cultural environments, and proactively consulted with the public, stakeholders and Indigenous Peoples. The last step in the process is publishing the Environmental Assessment findings and the recommended plan in an Environmental Study Report for public review.

30-DAY PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD OF Environmental Study Report (ESR)

The ESR will be available online at: https://www.countyofessex.ca/CR46/ or scan the QR code.

It will also be available at the following locations:

·         County Municipal Office, 360 Fairview Ave W, Essex ON N8M 1Y6;

·         Tecumseh - Cada Library Branch 13675 St Gregory's Road Tecumseh, ON N8N 3E4; and

·         Tecumseh Municipal Office, 917 Lesperance Road Tecumseh, ON N8N 1W9

The ESR will be available from November 20, 2025 until December 19, 2025 during business hours.

OUTSTANDING ISSUES AFTER ESR REVIEW

After reviewing the ESR if there are still outstanding issues, a request to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks for an order imposing additional conditions or requiring an individual environmental assessment may be made on the grounds that the requested order may prevent, mitigate, or remedy adverse impacts on constitutionally protected Aboriginal and treaty rights. Requests to both the Minister and Director should include your full name and contact information. 

Requests to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks should also be sent by mail or by email to the consultant EA Project Manager and City Project Manager (contact information at the end of this notice).

Please visit Ontario.ca for more information on requests for orders under section 16 of the Environmental Assessment Act at:

https://www.ontario.ca/page/class-environmental-assessments-section-16-order

If there are any other outstanding concern(s), they should be directed to Consultant Project Manager or the County’s Manager of Transportation Planning and Development listed at the end of this notice, no later than December 19, 2025.

There is an opportunity at any time during the Class EA process for interested persons to provide comments.  Personal information collected as a result of this public consultation centre is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), the Planning Act, and all other relevant legislation, and will be used to assist in making a decision on this matter. All personal information (as defined by MFIPPA), including (but not limited to) names, addresses, opinions and comments collected will be made available for public disclosure to members of the public through requests and through the County of Essex website. Questions regarding the collection, use and disclosure of this personal information may be directed to the Clerk, Essex County Civic; 360 Fairview Avenue West, Essex, ON, N8M 1Y6.

For more information or if you wish to be placed on the Study’s mailing or emailing contact list, contact one of the following:

Steve Taylor, P.Eng., M.Eng.
Consultant Project Manager
BT Engineering Inc.
509 Talbot Street
London, ON N6A 2S5
Email: steven.taylor@bteng.ca
Phone: 519-672-2222

Jerry Behl, P. Eng., PMP, PTOE, RSP1
Manager, Transportation Planning & Development
County of Essex
360 Fairview Ave. W. Suite 315, Essex ON N8M 1Y6
Email: JBehl@countyofessex.ca

Alessia Mussio, P.Eng.
Engineering Project Manager
Town of Tecumseh
917 Lesperance Road
Tecumseh, ON N8N 1W9
Email: amussio@tecumseh.ca
Phone: 519-735-2184, ext. 140

This notice issued week of November 17-20, 2025.