Investigation Launched on second span of Ambassador Bridge

[yupislyr]

What I don't get, is if you are building a second span, what purpose does the new one serve 50 fucking feet from the original???

Moroun say that he wants to close the Ambassador to make repairs to it. Either that or probably just leave it there to rot.

[Rocko]

I'm glad someone finally realized that those huge pillars etc. right along Fort Street are not part of the Gateway project to access the Ambassador Bridge. That is the approach ramp for the new cable-stayed bridge which Matty is hoping to leave as his legacy while building over Riverside upper Park, Sandwich, and some of Southwest Detroit. No chance that 6 lane monstrousity which ends at Fort Street is for the current bridge. No chance.

Also funny how their plans first called for the new bridge to Supplement the Ambassador, and now it will completely replace it. If his new bridge does get built, how long before he is submitting plans to remove the old historic 1929 structure? Probably not too long...

[Retroit]

Since when does the Coast Guard have jurisdiction over construction on land that does not interfere with waterway navigation? Until The Bridge Company starts construction in the river, I don't see why the Coast Guard is sticking their nose into it.

Furthermore, I can't understand why the Canadians are upset about the proposed location of the new bridge next to the old bridge. Wouldn't it make sense to keep the bridge traffic in the same location rather than to relocate it all to someplace else where you are going to have the same opposition?

[MIRepublic]

Actually, the current location is far more controversial than the location the public bridge is planned for.

And, yes, the Ambassador will either be gone before you know it if he gets his way, or he will allow it to rot for decades like he does most of his properties in the area. He seems not to have any shame, so he'd have no problem letting the Ambassador rot if opposition to demolishing it was high. Using it as 'auxiliary' is complete bull, and everyone knows it.

[Retroit]

If he leaves it to rot, maybe the Coast Guard will fine him for posing a hazard to navigation, unlike the Detroit City Council who apparently doesn't believe in Code Enforcement.

[old guy]

I don't know if I missed this somewhere on this thread, but this is the full video of the bridge animation from YouTube that they showed a portion of in that article. At the end, it doesn't really look like they're utilizing the old bridge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrVM_ReGCSE&NR=1