29 March 2005

Second Windsor-Detroit Bridge closer

The following article is excerpted from the 29 March 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”.

Detroit — Ambassador Bridge officials say they are moving forward on plans announced last year to build a second bridge across the Detroit River that would connect the city with Windsor, Ont.

Detroit International Bridge Co. says it has begun environmental studies for a four-lane bridge. But officials have yet to file needed requests for permits for the $300-million (U.S.) span, The Detroit News reported [today].

The bridge, to ease congestion at the two nations' busiest border crossing, would be built next to or connected to the Ambassador Bridge.

Owned by Grosse Pointe trucking mogul Matty Moroun, the bridge is under no obligation to build another span or make long-range plans public. Bridge officials expect project studies to take 18 months….