Canadian Officials Approve Plans for New Detroit-Windsor Crossing

Canadian federal and local authorities have green-lighted environmental plans for the Detroit River International Crossing project, part of a plan for a new proposed bridge crossing between the U.S. and Canada.

The project will link Highway 401 in Windsor to Interstate 75 in Detroit and the C$1.6 billion road and preparation work is part of the plans for an overall C$5 billion bridge project, the Windsor Star reported.

The DRIC team is seeking a public-private partnership model to design, build and operate the new bridge, inspection plazas and feeder roads, the paper said.

“Canada continues to move forward in the development of a new border crossing between Windsor and Detroit,” said John Baird, Canada’s Transport Minister.

“This new publicly owned bridge will not only secure Canada’s position as one of the world’s greatest trading nations, but also provide much needed economic stimulus and local jobs,” he said in a statement.

Currently, the two countries are connected in Detroit by the Ambassador Bridge.

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