CANADA AND ONTARIO NARROW POSSIBLE BORDER CROSSING OPTIONS IN THE WINDSOR GATEWAY

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No. H190/05For release October 5, 2005
OTTAWA - Canada and Ontario are pleased to confirm today the announcement by
the Office of the Governor of Michigan of the elimination of eight alignment
alternatives within two corridors under consideration for a new border crossing
between Ontario and Michigan. The alternatives do not meet the technical
criteria established by Canadian and U.S. study teams carrying out the Detroit
River International Crossing environmental assessment of the possible crossing
sites.
In June 2005, the Canada-United States-Ontario-Michigan Bi-national Partnership
presented 15 alternative locations for river crossings, customs plazas, and
roadways to connect the plazas to the highway systems in both countries. The
options which were removed from further consideration include those routes
aligned with the downriver locations south of Ecorse, and the area upriver near
Belle Isle. There are seven alternatives still under consideration.
The bi-national partnership is proceeding on schedule and will continue to
assess the remaining crossing alignments. A shorter list of practical
alternatives is scheduled to be released in the coming weeks. The partnership
will conduct public consultations to seek input on these practical alternatives
in December 2005.
The environmental assessment work for the final alternatives will be completed
by the end of 2007. At that time, the bi-national partnership will have
developed the preliminary design for the selected river crossing, customs plaza
and connecting roadways. Detailed design, property acquisition, and construction
will follow, leading to the opening of additional crossing capacity in 2013.
The governments of Canada, the United States, Michigan and Ontario are committed
to an efficient Windsor-Detroit gateway. The development of additional border
capacity is a national priority in both countries to support the dynamic
just-in-time economy in Canada and the United States.
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Contacts:
Irène Marcheterre
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister, Ottawa
(613) 991-0700
Aly Pecoskie
Minister's Office
Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Toronto
(416) 327-2885
Mark Butler
Communications
Transport Canada, Windsor
(519) 967-4280
Bob Nichols
Communications Branch
Ontario Ministry of Transportation, Toronto
(416) 327-1158
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