President Obama approved a second bridge connecting Detroit with Windsor, Ontario, at the busiest crossing along the U.S.-Canada border, where a majority of traffic uses the 83-year-old Ambassador Bridge, Bloomberg News reported.
April 15, 2013Government
Groups Urge Obama Administration to Approve Detroit-Windsor Bridge Permits
A group of 16 construction and transportation organizations Thursday urged the Obama administration to swiftly approve construction of a new bridge crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
December 13, 2012Government
Michigan Voters May Consider Bridge Crossing
A committee created by the owners of the Ambassador Bridge turned in just over 600,000 signatures, almost twice the number needed for a ballot initiative that would allow Michigan voters to approve or reject a new, competing bridge crossing.
July 23, 2012Government
Bomb Threat Closes Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
The Detroit-Windsor tunnel connecting the U.S. and Canada was scheduled to reopen late Thursday after being closed for about four hours due to a bomb threat, news services reported.
July 12, 2012Government
Michigan, Canada Agree on Second Detroit Bridge After Governor Bypasses State Legislature
Michigan and Canada have signed an agreement to construct the long-awaited second bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, bypassing the Michigan Legislature, which has for years blocked the project.
June 25, 2012Government
Ambassador Bridge Truck Traffic Slips in April
Truck traffic crossing the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, slipped 1% in April from a year ago, the company that runs the bridge said Wednesday.
June 1, 2011Government
Ambassador Bridge Truck Traffic Crossings Slip 1.4% in March
Truck traffic crossing the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, slipped 1.4% in March from a year ago, the company that runs the bridge said Tuesday.
April 12, 2011Government
Michigan Gov. Supports New Border Bridge
Rick Snyder, Michigan’s newly elected governor, has announced his support for a second bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
January 21, 2011GovernmentBusiness
Michigan Vote Expected on New Detroit River Crossing
Backers of a proposal for a new publicly owned bridge across the Detroit River to Ontario said the Michigan State Senate will vote on a bill before year’s end to allow a public private partnership to build the span.
September 28, 2010GovernmentBusiness
LaHood Calls Canada’s Bridge Offer ‘Extraordinary’
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called Canada’s offer to pay up to $550 million for the U.S. side of a proposed new bridge between Detroit and Ontario “quite extraordinary,” the Canadian Press reported.
May 25, 2010