Twin Oaks Business Area - Second Egress

About the Study

The City of Windsor has initiated a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) Study that will consider several alternatives for a second egress to serve the Twin Oaks Industrial Park area (see Study Area map below). Currently, access to the Twin Oaks Industrial Park currently relies solely on a single entrance/exit point off Lauzon Parkway, and there is no other secondary means of egress. 

Twin Oaks study area map, bounded by Lauzon Parkway in the west, Banwell Road in the east, E.C. Row Expressway in the north, and Canadian Pacific Railway in the south

About the Process

This notice signals the commencement of the Class EA study which will define the project, identify and evaluate alternative solutions and develop a preferred alternative for the second egress from the Twin Oaks Business Park Area in consultation with the public, Indigenous communities and regulatory agencies. Any potential impacts of the alternatives on social, cultural, economic and natural environments will be evaluated and assessed during the Class EA study.

This study is being carried out in accordance with the requirements of Schedule B of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (2024), approved under the Ontario Environmental Assessment Act. 

Members of the public are also invited to attend an upcoming public information centre (PIC) to learn more about and provide input on the project and to review alternative solutions and the preliminary preferred alternative. 

Public Information Centre (PIC)

Date: Thursday, May 7, 2026
Time: 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Room: Wildwood Room
Address: 3215 Forest Glade Drive, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N8R 1W7

Alternative Solution Concepts

Number
Alternative Solution Concepts
Comments
0
 Do nothing No alternate access provided, does not solve problem; option screened out from further evaluation.
1
 Westernmost access from Anchor Drive to Eastbound E.C. Row Expressway Crosses existing municipal drain
2
 Midpoint access from Anchor Drive to Eastbound E.C. Row Expressway Crosses existing municipal drain
3
 Easternmost access from Anchor Drive to Eastbound E.C. Row Expressway, with extended interchange ramp Extended interchange ramp to meet Banwell Road, no municipal drain crossing


Alternative Solution #3 (Preferred Solution)

Proposed Ramp off Anchor to E.C. Row. Further information below.

Key Advantages

  • Construction can commence early to meet emergency access needs.
    • No municipal drain crossing required (no work under the Drainage Act, and less potential environmental impacts)
    •  Adjacent to ongoing access ramp work
  • Lowest construction cost of considered alternatives.
  • Access to Banwell Road requires no lane changes due to continuous on/off ramp.

Key Disadvantages

  • None

We Want To Hear From You

Public, Indigenous and agency consultation is a key component of the Class EA process, and your input will be sought throughout the study. 

If you wish to be placed on the mailing list to receive notices and information, or if you wish to provide comments at any time during the Class EA process, please contact twinoaks@dillon.ca via email; alternatively, you can provide feedback to one of the contacts listed below. 

Project Documents:

Contacts:

Chris Gerardi, P. Eng.

Engineer II
City of Windsor
310-350 City Hall Square West
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9A 6S1
Phone: (519) 255-6257 ext. 6358
Email: cgerardi@citywindsor.ca 

Chris Patten, P. Eng.

Partner
Dillon Consulting Limited
1 Riverside Drive West, 12th floor
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9A 5K3
Phone: (519) 948-4243 ext. 3210
Email: cpatten@dillon.ca