Provincial and Division corridor project reaches milestone
Construction work on the second phase of a major commercial and industrial corridor in Windsor is officially complete.
Mayor Drew Dilkens and Councillor Kieran McKenzie announced the completion of the second of four phases of work on the Provincial/Division Corridor Project on November 23. The overall $76-million infrastructure project sees the reconstruction of, and improvements to, one of Windsor’s most important roadways.
“Council made a substantial investment into the multi-year Provincial/Division Road Corridor Project recognizing the area has experienced a significant increase in traffic volume in recent years, largely due to the tremendous growth in the development of nearby commercial and residential centres,” said Dilkens. “Completion of Phase 2 helps us deliver on our promise to fix Windsor’s roads by improving drainage and infrastructure, improving safety, reducing traffic congestion, cutting travel times, and increasing active transportation for residents now and well into the future.”
Phase 1 of the project saw approximately $11 million invested for construction of the Cabana-Provincial intersection between 2012 and 2013.
Phase 2 saw $8.9 million spent on construction of the North Roseland Pump Station at Captain Wilson Park over the last year. The scope of work included a new trunk storm sewer on Provincial Road outlet to Sixth Concession Drain, another new trunk storm sewer crossing CN Railway to North Roseland pump station; an underground storm water management facility in Captain Wilson Park; and various cleaning, regrading and water control measures.
The city intends to launch phase three of the work next year, which will see storm sewer and water main construction from Sixth Concession Drain to Sixth Concession Road, and construction from Provincial-Sixth Concession intersection and Sixth Concession between Cabana and CN Railway. That work is expected to be complete in 2023.
The fourth and final phase of the work is scheduled to begin in 2024, and calls for Provincial Road construction work - Lone Pine to Lowe’s intersection, east of Lowe’s to Walker Road, and remaining construction work from Cabana Road East to Grand Marais Drain.
“Through this project, we are making critical and significant infrastructure investments that will add drainage as well as transportation infrastructure capacity through this corridor,” said McKenzie. “This project will improve mobility for all users including pedestrians, cyclists and transit riders across the city.”
Windsor’s 2022 budget includes an additional $31 million for improvements to the Provincial Road/Division Road Corridor infrastructure. The city’s updated capital plan invests about $1.7 billion in public infrastructure renewal over the next decade. About $510 million of that total is earmarked for road infrastructure improvements.
Featured image: Mayor Drew Dilkens and Councillor Kieran McKenzie (left) announce the completion of the second phase of work on the Provincial/Division Corridor project on November 23. (City of Windsor)