Infrastructure
The bridge will connect to the new Caption Windsor – to Essex the image Parkway on its east side
The permit awarded by the US Coast Guard is a key step on the long road to groundbreaking , with the Presidential permit already secured , but one major obstacle remains , namely that without a US customs plaza , the bridge can ’ t be built . Therefore , bridge supporters await the government stumping up the $ 250m cost .
Michigan ’ s Department of Transportation budget 2014-2015 removed previously passed language prohibiting the Michigan Department of Transportation from acquiring land essential to building the bridge .
And Canada has essentially agreed to finance the majority of initial construction costs for the $ 2.1 billion project , already having agreed to pay Michigan ’ s $ 550m share , to be used for property acquisition and to build feeder roads connecting to the I-75 freeway in Detroit .
10 August 2014