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Overnight closures on the E.C. Row Expressway begin Sunday

Work on Windsor's E.C. Row Expressway kicks off this weekend and will run through July.

One direction of the E.C. Row Expressway will be closed nightly

Overnight closures begin May 26 for several weeks on the city of Windsor's expressway for construction work.
Overnight closures begin May 26 for several weeks on the city of Windsor's expressway for construction work. (Amy Dodge/CBC)

Work on Windsor's E.C. Row Expressway kicks off this weekend and will run to early July.

According to the city, one direction of the expressway will be closed overnight between BanwellRoad and Jefferson Boulevard until July 6.

Phong Nguy is the city's infrastructure operations manager. He says the mill and pave work is part of the city's ongoing maintenance cycle.

The road project is not part of the work at the NextStarEV battery plant nearby, he said.

"Obviously we want to keep the E.C. Row in very good condition and eventually it will serve the battery plant. But it is not part of the big project," he said."It is absolutely important."

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Phong Nguy is the operations manager with the City of Windsor.

The city says the closures will be in place Sunday to Thursday from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Work starts on the westbound section Sunday, the city says, and eastbound will follow in about three weeks in a bid to maintain as much traffic flow as possible.

"So right now one [direction] will be remaining open at all times," Nguy said. "It's just the other [direction that] will be reduced to one lane during the day."

Drivers are asked to expect delays and follow posted detours.

Overnight closures on the E.C. Row Expressway are expected to last until July.
Overnight closures on the E.C. Row Expressway are expected to last until July. (Amy Dodge/CBC)

With files from Windsor Morning