Notice of Public Consultation Centre #2: County Road 22 Reconstruction

Introduction

The County of Essex in partnership with the Municipality of Lakeshore has retained BT Engineering Inc. to design the reconstruction of County Road 22 from I.C. Roy Street easterly to West Belle River Road. After reviewing public input from Public Consultation Centre (PCC) 1, Essex County Council directed further study to reduce property impacts.

The proposed County Road 22 improvements are in accordance with the recommendations of the previously completed County Road 22 Environmental Assessment (EA) Study (2006), and the Corridor Alternatives and Strategies Study in 2022. The project includes a multi-use path on the south side and a sidewalk on the northside to support active transportation within the corridor. The project will be staged in two contracts as shown below.

Study Process

This is a Schedule C project under the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (MCEP) and includes the preparation of contract documents for the tender and subsequent construction of the project. The project will include provision of active transportation improvements, consolidation of accesses along the arterial road corridor, new municipal services, pavement improvements, illumination, new traffic signals and property acquisition. Public Consultation Centre (PCC) 2 is presenting the revised detail design to the public for comments.

Public Consultation Centre

The County of Essex and Municipality of Lakeshore want to ensure that anyone with interest in the project has the opportunity to provide input. An in-person public consultation centre is being held as follows:

• Date: March 20, 2025
• Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
• Location: Atlas Tube Recreation Centre (Renaud Room), 447 Renaud Line, Belle River, Ontario N8L 0P8

There is an opportunity at any time during the Class EA process for interested persons to provide comments. Early identification of individual and group concerns greatly aids in addressing these concerns. 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 Centre; 360 Fairview Avenue West, Essex, ON, N8M 1Y6.

The PCC exhibits will also be available on the County’s website at: https://www.countyofessex.ca/CR22/. For more information or if you wish to be placed on the project’s contact list, please contact one of the following:

• Steve Taylor, P.Eng., M.Eng.
  Consultant Project Manager
  BT Engineering Inc.
  509 Talbot Street
  London, Ontario N6A 2S5
  Phone: (519) 672-2222
  stevenj.taylor@bteng.ca

• County of Essex – Infrastructure and Planning Services
  360 Fairview Avenue. W, Suite 315
  Essex, Ontario N8M 1Y6
  Phone: (519)728-1975
  engineering@countyofessex.ca 

• Krystal Kalbol, P.Eng.
  Corporate Leader – Operations
  Municipality of Lakeshore
  419 Notre Dame Street
  Belle River, Ontario N8L 0P8
  Phone: (519) 728-1975 ext. 655
  Email: kkalbol@lakeshore.ca