Improvements to Highway 401 in Essex County
24 November 2005
Improvements to Highway 401 in Essex County
The following is excerpted from a news release issued by Transport Canada on 23 November, and found on their web site at
http://www.tc.gc.ca/mediaroom/releases/nat/2005/05-h250e.htm
The federal and Ontario provincial governments announced the completion of the first phase of Highway 401 widening in Essex County….
This work includes the following improvements to Highway 401 from Windsor to Tilbury, an 11 kilometre stretch between Essex Road 42 and Highway 77:
Widening Highway 401 from four to six lanes
Installing a concrete median barrier to enhance safety
Improving the Essex Road 42 and Highway 77 interchanges
The second phase involving reconstruction and widening of Highway 401 from Puce Road to Manning Road is expected to be completed by Fall 2006. The remaining stages are in the planning and design phases....