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, 2012Michigan, 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, 2012Ambassador 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, 2011Ambassador 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, 2011Michigan 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, 2011Michigan 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, 2010LaHood 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, 2010Canada Offers Cash to Michigan for New Bridge
Canada is offering $550 million to help pay for those sections of a proposed new Detroit-Windsor bridge that would be situated on Detroit’s side of the new span.
April 30, 2010New Detroit Bridge Backers Want Public-Private Partnership Legislation
Backers of a proposed new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, are pressing Michigan state legislators to act on measures that could move the project into the design and construction phase as early as this year.
April 20, 2010Ambassador Bridge Owner Sues Canada, United States
The owner of the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit to Windsor, Ontario, has filed suit against the Canadian and United States governments and the U.S. Coast Guard claiming they are trying to get him to sell the bridge and prevent him from building a second span alongside the existing one.
March 24, 2010