Canadian government proposes US$470 million for new bridge

The government of Canada has allotted US$470 million for the New International Trade Crossing bridge project between Detroit and Windsor, despite concerns that the US federal government is dragging its feet on its obligation to spend at least US$200 million on a US customs plaza. The project would see a six-lane bridge built on what the government says is the most important international land crossing in North America, handling 30 per cent of Canada-US trade carried by truck. The new bridge will ensur
February 13, 2014 Read time: 1 min
The government of Canada has allotted US$470 million for the New International Trade Crossing bridge project between Detroit and Windsor, despite concerns that the 2017 US Federal Government is dragging its feet on its obligation to spend at least US$200 million on a US customs plaza.

The project would see a six-lane bridge built on what the government says is the most important international land crossing in North America, handling 30 per cent of Canada-US trade carried by truck.

The new bridge will ensure there is sufficient border crossing capacity to handle projected future growth in cross-border trade and traffic in the Windsor-Detroit trade corridor. It will also provide a much-needed crossing alternative at the busiest Canada-US commercial border crossing and is expected to create 10,000 to 15,000 construction jobs in Ontario and Michigan.
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