Road work in county doubled with extra gas tax revenue

Published May 06, 2021 • 1 minute read

Reconstruction of the Puce River bridge on County Rd. 42 is shown on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star

Six road repair projects in Essex County will be expanded after the county received double its anticipated share of federal gas tax revenue.

The county had budgeted for $2.3 million this year from the annual allocation for municipal infrastructure projects. But it will now receive an extra $2.2 million.

The government announced recently, as part of Bill C-25, that it would increase its fund by $2.2 billion, bringing the total to $4.5 billion.

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The roads to be repaired are:

-County Road 11, originally to be repaired from Mun 9497 to Sucker Creek, will now also be repaired from County Road 10 to North Malden Road.

-County Road 18 from County Road 23 to Coulter Road.

-County Road 20 from Sherk Street to County Road 31.

-County Road 22 from Maplewood Drive to Right Away Lane.

-County Road 34 from Upcott Side Road to County Road 29.

-County Road 50 from Cedar Creek to County Road 23.

County council approved the extensions to the projects Wednesday. Tenders for the original projects had already been awarded, and work had already started. However, the additional work can be included. The extra work is expected to be completed within the original schedule.

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