Businesses And Residents Collide Over Bridge Expansion

Posted by: Christian Madera
Thanks to: Alan Bean

16 June 2001 - 9:00am

With bridge expansion on one side and community growth on the other, residents and business owners are grappling with a construction drama that pits quality of life against the need for room at the bustling international span.

"The Detroit International Bridge Company, operator of the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, Canada, says it is responding to demands by the Canadian and U.S. governments to improve traffic flow. And at the same time, you've got a neighborhood that's growing, trying to handle all the new people and businesses here. So there is tension." Planners, businesses, and community residents are locked in several decisions.

Full Story: Growth concerns: Goals of commerce and residents collide as international gateway, community confront dilemma

Source: The Detroit Free Press, May 16, 2001