The expressway acts as an extension of Dougall Avenue and serves traffic heading towards the Windsor city-centre and the Detroit–Windsor tunnel.
[2] The road is named for former mayor of Windsor James Dougall.
[1] From the split, the expressway travels in a west-northwest direction having interchanges with 6th Concession Road and Howard Avenue.
[7]In 2008 to 2010, as part of the reconstruction of the section of Highway 401 from Dougall Parkway to Provincial Road, the Dougall Parkway split with Highway 401 was reconfigured, replacing a one-lane 1950s-era underpass tunnel with a modern high-speed flyover ramp.
[8] The following table lists the major junctions along Dougall Parkway, as noted by the City of Windsor.