Improvements announced for Highway 401 in Essex County, Ontario

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Windsor, Ontario – The Federal Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities and Ontario’s Transportation Minister have announced the start of phase three improvements to Highway 401 in Essex County, Ontario.

The two levels are investing more than $61 million to improve a 10 km stretch of Highway 401 between Highway 77 and Essex Road 27. Construction includes widening the 401 from four to six lanes to reduce congestion; installing a concrete median barrier, drainage system and paved median and shoulders to improve safety; replacing the St. Joachim Road bridge to improve visibility; widening the Ruscom River Bridge; and improving the Windsor South Commercial Vehicle Inspection Facility.

The first phrase of the Highway 401 Windsor to Tilbury project was completed in November 2005, and involved widening and improving the 401 from Essex Road 42 to Highway 77. The second phase of improvements on the 401 from Puce Road to Manning Road is expected to be completed this fall. Design of the fourth and fifth phases will follow.