Lincoln Road: Six Blocks That Need Action Now

Residents brought their concerns about Lincoln Road to Xsander Moisenko. True to his hands-on approach, he went to see the conditions for himself. On September 23, 2026, he rode the corridor by bicycle and inspected the 100, 200, and 300 blocks and the 1300, 1400, and 1500 blocks.

This is not a road that needs a full overhaul. It is six blocks that need targeted, affordable repair, and they are not getting it. Lincoln Road does not appear on the City's 2026 road program for Ward 4.

What the photos show

Across the six blocks, the same problems repeat:

• Alligator cracking and overlapping patches along the gutter, a clear sign of a base failing under the surface.

• Sunken and raised patch edges that jolt vehicles and force cyclists to ride around them, closer to traffic.

• Cracks running through and around storm drains and along the gutter seam, where water gets in and freeze-thaw cycles make every crack worse.

• Worn and broken edge lines on a street posted at 50 km/h.

• No marked bike lanes on these blocks. People on bikes share the lane with traffic.

  
  

  

Lincoln Road, September 23, 2026.

Widespread cracking and patchwork across the lane, with no lane markings visible in this section. Campaign photo, September 23, 2026.

Lincoln Road, September 23, 2026.

Severe alligator cracking and overlapping patches along the gutter. Campaign photo, September 23, 2026.

Lincoln Road, September 23, 2026.

Cracking around a storm drain and along a worn dashed edge line. Campaign photo, September 23, 2026.

Why it matters

• Cyclists have no protected space, and broken pavement in the curb lane leaves riders negotiating with traffic.

• Drivers swerve around failed patches or absorb the hits. Both cost money and both are avoidable.

• Cracked pavement around drains and gutters lets water into the road base. That is how a resurfacing job turns into a reconstruction bill.

• City of Windsor program information notes that resurfacing can extend a road's useful life by about 10 years. Delay only raises the price.

The plan: targeted repairs, not a full overhaul

• Mill and repave the failed surface on the 100, 200, 300, 1300, 1400, and 1500 blocks.

• Spot-repair the base where cracking shows it has failed, and repair curb, gutter, and drainage where they are part of the problem.

• Cost: a preliminary campaign estimate of $350,000 to $550,000, based on published Ontario unit costs of $169,000 to $260,000 per lane kilometer for urban mill and pave, applied to roughly 1.5 lane kilometers, plus engineering and contingency. Final numbers must come from City staff costing, published before Council votes.

• Timeline: if elected, Xsander will press for staff costing this winter, a tender in the spring, and crews on the ground in the 2027 construction season. On-site work on a job this size is measured in weeks, not months.

The bottom line

The City's 2026 road program includes about $2.8 million of work in Ward 4, and Lincoln Road is not on the list. Six blocks, a clear scope, and a costed plan are a better use of tax dollars than continuing to patch failing asphalt. Xsander will push for the work, publish the numbers, and report back to residents when its done.