Ambassador Bridge Research Paper

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A Proposal of International Bridges and Tunnels The Ambassador Bridge is the bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario. Canada is the United States biggest Trading partner. The bridge is one of the busiest international border crossings in America with much merchandise trades crossing. The new international bridge is an effort to push for a billion dollar project that would build a second bridge from Detroit to Windsor. This project has two strong believed sides to it. A vote for this project to be put on ballot for congressional approval has been passed, and the date will be on November 6th, 2012. There are those in favor of the new international bridge and have arguments that could be extremely supportive. One benefit that the bridge brings is the amount of job opportunities. For instance in an article I read, it said with the development of construction, operation, and new investment, that thousands of permanent jobs will have risen (1). Another argument in favor of the proposal is securing transportation. To further illustrate having known that the ambassador bridge is the busiest in the nation, the new bridge would add redundancy as an alternative route for industrial traffic and provide security incase anything would happen to the ambassador…show more content…
One argument that has risen is the interference within neighbor hoods. For example a neighborhood in southwest Detroit could see thousands of more trucks pass by, and could have the neighborhood completely rearranged (3). Another negative that the new bridge could bring is the amount of money that will be used from Michigan and Canada. If tolls are what plan on paying it back it could took much longer than anticipated. A special interest group who are not in favor of the proposal is Manuel Moroun who is the owner of the ambassador bridge along with the Detroit international bride

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