There had been talk going back and forth for years about a second span for the Ambassador that long drawn out saga began to die a slow death with every step the Gordie Howe took forward.
According to the latest news I can find nothing of the sort is going to take place the Ambassador looks like it’s here to say, the Morouns are trying to get a new truck plaza in Windsor as a consolation prize.
If Windsor want to strike a deal with the powerful company to perhaps extract concessions on other matters that’s up to then. However Matty took the gift Windsor & the Canadian government were offering the region and kept throwing mud at the wall to see what would stick while fighting their political war against the Gordie Howe.
Leaving aside that The Ambassador Bridge company has been a terrible neighbor to the residents of Windsor. I think the city is more than happy to watch the Morouns power wane. They did everything they could to make an enemy out of local, regional, state & provincial governments. So good luck to them trying to make a deal if Windsor doesn’t see benefits for the city & the long suffering residents of Sandwich Town.
I’m glad it looks like the Ambassador is sticking around I like the structure it’s elegant & historic when it opened it was the longest suspension bridge in the world.
Ambassador Bridge company drops new span, but pushing for plaza expansion on west end
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Attempts to build a new twin span of the Ambassador Bridge appear dead for the foreseeable future, but City of Windsor officials remain in discussions with the bridge company to expand the current Canada customs plaza to include secondary truck inspection on the city’s west end.
Meanwhile, plans for a twin span are off the table, according to the president of the bridge company in a letter issued Tuesday to Detroit’s city council.
The Canadian permit issued in 2017 that gave the company a five-year window to launch construction of a new six-lane cable stayed bridge next to the existing 93-year-old crossing expired on Aug. 31. It lapsed after the bridge company failed to meet roughly a dozen conditions, most notably a concrete plan to tear down the existing crossing.
There were ongoing discussions over the past year between the federal government and bridge company on whether the conditions could be met, narrowed down or a permit extension granted, but now it appears the company has no further desire to construct a new bridge.
In a two-page letter by Bridge company President Dan Stamper, he informed Detroit’s council the company has decided not to apply for a new Canadian permit “for several reasons.”
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