Ambassador Bridge knows best?

[BShea]

"This has become a NITC or AB second span debate"

No debate needed, the Canadien Gov. will not allow Manny's mythical new bridge to land on their soil. End of debate. He can upgrade/repair his present bridge which he should have been doing all along.

Some facts:
1. Once the Windsor-Essex Parkway is built, most of the traffic concerns will be eliminated. The AB doesn't go through downtown Windsor, and all but three of the current stoplights will be eliminated with the new parkway.
2. Canada offered something like $1 billion to Moroun to buy the AB not too long ago, and from what I'm told they would have finished the second span and closed the original.
3. The Canadian government lost in the courts to Moroun in the past, so unless there are specific regulatory reasons the DIBC cannot build a new span, Ottawa faces an uphill fight in stopping it. That said, the Morouns have to meet those regulatory requirements with Canada and the U.S. Coast Guard [[which doesn't have a problem with the bridge project itself).
4. Why do people not want an elderly bridge replaced to handle this massive border traffic growth we're supposed to see? Just because they don't like "Manny" [[it's Matty, FYI)? Do you want to damage that trade just to spite Moroun?

[Wesley Mouch]

<snip>...Do you want to damage that trade just to spite Moroun?

No. I simply believe that trade between the US and Canada is a public good that warrants public investment. It should not be a private monopoly. We subsidize I94, I75, M-59. We should similarly subsidize a public bridge in the public interest.

[[The fact that Matty is a difficult person who won't work well with others [[MDOT, Lafayette Bait, City of Detroit parks, etc.) makes it clearer that he should not be in sole control of a crossing that affects our economy.)

The fact that he doesn't allow pedestrians or bicycles, however, is the unforgivable sin. Especially when mandated by the bridge's charter.

[CommonSenseInTheD]

Hey Bob/Bill, your facts are about as factual as Manny/Matty's TV commercials!