Tecumseh Town Council got a look at how economic development and changing transportation needs are affecting truck traffic.
Councillors received a report Tuesday night on the City of Windsor's latest Truck Route Study, its first since 1998.
"Since that time, ongoing development of the City’s employment lands have notably progressed," read the report submitted to town councillors. "The NextStar Energy EV Battery Plant, along with many other business parks, have been established over time, which further contributes to the need to manage such traffic with dedicated truck routes throughout the City."
The report recommends a dual-tier truck network for the Town of Tecumseh. This means there will be two types of truck routes: a primary tier designed for heavy truck traffic, which handles longer-haul trips and larger vehicles, and a lower tier designated for local deliveries, which allows trucks to access businesses within neighborhoods.
Primary truck connections within the Town are listed as follows.
E.C. Row Expressway to County Road 22
Banwell Road to County Road 43
Cabana Road East to County Road 42
Walker Road to County Road 11
County Road 17 to County Road 17
The future Lauzon Parkway Extension from the City of Windsor south to Highway 3
Local truck connections are located on Riverside Drive East, primarily used by one company west of Sandpoint Beach, and Tecumseh Road East, which was downgraded to a local truck route due to the introduction of new on-street parking in the downtown area.
The recommendations were made to address changing land use, existing bridge infrastructure, and ongoing work on the new acute-care hospital, the nearly-completed EV battery plant, and the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
