Ambassador Bridge. Does it have a future?
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2023
- The Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ontario is an iconic landmark connecting Canada and the United States. This suspension bridge spans the Detroit River and offers stunning views of the surrounding area.
The bridge has been in operation since 1929 and is an important link between the two countries. However, the Gordie Howe Bridge, will, once open, number the days of the Ambassador Bridge. Don't miss the chance to experience this historic bridge and all it has to offer!
Enjoy, and thanks for watching!
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Beautiful Video! I have lived in the shadow of the Ambassador Bridge most of my life (Canadian side, West Windsor). Lots of memories! It would be sad to see her taken down. Although I cant see that happening.
Glad you enjoyed it! Personally I think it would be a crime to take it down. They are continuing to bring the bridge up to safe conditions. Last time I crossed the bridge (before the lockdowns) it was pretty rough. Handrails rusted through and such things visible to the public. Replacing the deck is a big upgrade and the continuing updates should make it a viable bridge for decades to come. Thanks for the comment. I appreciate the feedback.
I used to live in Sandwich, Windsor in that small white apartment building at the far right of the screen at 2:50. I worked at Wayne Sate University in Detroit and crossed the border every day. I'd save my paycheques if the Canadian dollar was low and cash them when it went up. That was an interesting time in my life. When I left Windsor I couldn't sleep for a few months, having become so accustom to the constant noise of trucks crossing the bridge. It is a grand old bridge, but the Gordie Howe bridge is magnificent and should improve the commute immensely.
The Ambassador Bridge goes through downtown Windsor with all the stop lights and traffic. The new Gordie Howe Bridge takes the traffic directly to a major highway saving both fuel and money. Don't see why that is a problem. Not sure what is happening on the American side. But Canada is paying for all of it.
I agree. No problem with the Gordie Howe taking traffic off Huron Church and giving trucks an easier link to the major highways in either direction. Should help reduce pollution in Windsor as well. We don't have the best air quality.
Great video footage. I can’t imagine the ambassador bridge being removed as they have replaced the whole driving surface with concrete, added new beams when the surface was apart, replaced all the guard rails with galvanized, and right now they’re replacing the cables. I would hope it remains open to keep trade and travel moving.
Yeah, it is staying right where it is. They are continuing the updates until it is right and ready for many years to come. Thanks for the update and great comment.
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 It's just too vital of a piece of the infrastructure to be eliminated. Look at how many businesses in Detroit and Windsor depend on the other for their very survival. you've also got then instances, rare thought they maybe where the Detroit Fire Department has helped Windsor with big fires. You've also got distributors and other delivery companies like UPS, FEd-Ex, USPS, and others deliver across the border. Imagine if you have a package and you live in Windsor, near the bridge and you've got a package coming from the US. It would be complicated and stupid to use the Gordie Howe Bridge.
There's also the issue of the Detroit River which carries over 8000 commercial vessels per year. Any dismantling of the Ambassador could case delays of days or weeks. look at the Francis Scott Key bridge and how long it took to get it open. Imagine that on the Detroit River?
Good visuals, but I think you may be confusing the Howe bridge with the replacement of the Ambassador.
The Howe bridge is *not* the replacement of the Ambassador. It is a second, completely separately owned and managed span, at a totally different site than the Ambassador.
The stories you cite about the demolition of the existing Ambassador span refer to the immediately adjacent bridge that the Morouns have been planning for decades. Prior to the approval of the Howe bridge, the Morouns wanted to twin the Ambassador with a six-lane span immedately west of the existing Ambassador, followed by closure and rehabilitation of the existing span to handle one-way traffic. They even built ghost ramps to this planned bridge, which have since been demolished (per court orders from the state of Michigan). Canada did not permit the twinning of the bridge, but did permit the construction of the second bridge on the condition that it *replaces* the existing Ambassador. That bridge is still in the planning stages, but once that bridge is complete, the existing Ambassador must be demolished.
Nothing about the Howe Bridge's construction or opening has anything to do with the Ambassador.
The permit expired last year. There isn't going to be any second bridge. Morouns are all a bunch of blowhards.
Correct. The Ambassador bridge will not be going anywhere.
"Nothing about the Howe Bridge's construction or opening has anything to do with the Ambassador."
...except that the Ambassador Bridge stands to lose 50% or more of its traffic to the new Howe Bridge, which will absolutely affect their ability to raise funds for a new bridge, or fund repairs to the existing bridge.
@@obroni If the Ambassador undercuts tolls on the Howe Bridge, they will be fine.
Thanks for this information. Great job!
Thank you for the appreciation. Stick around @paulzupon246 the content is only getting better. Thanks to the people that watch them.
Very well executed and captured video. Kudos. My Dad drove that bridge daily to work when I was born and for a few years after to sell cars at Labertys car lot in Detroit. We lived a short distance away on Pierre Ave. Last time I crossed from US to home it was a mess of construction about 2010. She will be missed. Cheers 🇨🇦
Fear not! From some of the other posts sounds like the bridge will be staying :) My Dad sold cars for a time. My wife lived on Pierre as a young child. They have done a ton of work on the bridge and are bringing it back to much better condition. I just hope they are not skimping to save money on the updates. Thanks for the post.
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 The current bridge is in rough shape. No amount of paint will hide the cracks you see on the towers.
The condition for removal was in the permit for the Maroun family companies to build a twin span next to the Ambassador. They have no such requirement on the Ambassador bridge tied with the Gordie Howe Bridge. The Marouns' permit to build a bridge next to the Ambassador has since lapsed. It is not likely the Ambassador bridge will be removed as a result of the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge.
Thanks. Yes, that has been stated here in the comments and your post helps to qualify the fact. I must have drawn the info from an older news post. It did state the Ambassador had to be removed five years after the Gordie Howe was operational. Things change and I appreciate the help to keep it straight. Thanks again for the comment!
As much as I want to see this bridge close, the owning company was screwed over by the Canadian and American Governments, one required it to be demolished the other kept in working order. This is not fair to the company it's a do this/ no do this trap of beauracratic incompetence.
@@mikemcmullin149 I appreciate your thoughts. However I would like the bridge top stay. Our government I won't get started on, but politics screws everything up.
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 What I can see is room for a second twin span so four lanes up against 6 lanes. After Howe opens in 2025 how much actual truck traffic will just use the new spans? I figure anything not immediately heading west. My job is located off Huron Church, and I've seen the intersections blocked by trucks all too often. So I expect the traffic lights on Huron Church will also factor into diverting traffic. So can a good economic case be made by the bridge for the 2nd span, will pay for itself if the g'ments on both sides leave them be.
@@mikemcmullin149 Again, Canada WILL NOT allow for a second span, only a REPLACEMENT SPAN.
From WC, Maybe there is something I don’t understand but with the new bridge there will still only be two bridges between Detroit and Windsor, so why wouldn’t you reconfigure the roads to the Ambassador bridge to carry even more traffic as well as be a back up to the Gordy Howell bridge? We all know that things happen that we don’t expect and if something happens to that first bridge there is no telling how long the repair will take to open that ONE Bridge again! Let’s be smart and have a backup here!
Sounds like from the comments the Ambassador will stay right where it is. You are right that we need more than one bridge, and the tunnel, to service our growing traffic. Thanks for the comment!
That explains why maroun didn’t want the new bridge .
I assumed they needed both bridges
Hi. We do need both bridges. The Ambassador has been refurbished over the past years. It is almost a hundred years old, and was left to deteriorate for much too long, but it is needed. The road deck and cables, evferything has or is being upodated. They are bound legally to do comprehensive inspections on the Ambassador every year going forward.
I live in a National Historic Registry house once owned by the namesame family of my Indiana city whose roots in Detroit were apparent when they when they built its first skyscraper in 1888. The former occupant and her mother used to travel to Detroit via the Michigan Central in one of several private railcars tha their meatpacking fortune enabled them to own. Hammond Building was torn down in 1956 or thereabouts, and my Hammond neighbors have blown through their once-significant trust fund and don't live large anymore. Maroun better have some good investments.
He is in his 90's and I believe a billionaire
The Hammond Building has quite a history. I learned something ! Thank you for the post.
Right, you are. Matty Moroun died at 93 in 2020 a billionaire.
My gosh, the property they own is worth a fortune by itself. They could build Condos all the way across the river on this bridge and people would snap them up.
I've had occasion to use the Ambassador Bridge a few times lately, and it's a bit of a shock to realise just what an inhibitor to trade it has become. The bridge itself isn't so bad these days, but the terminal areas, on both sides of the bridge are too small, too cramped and really not up to the demands of the twentieth century. Onward connections at each end have improved over the years, but they're really not up to a good standard. Will the Ambassador Bridge survive? I'm not sure. If you live in Windsor then I'm certain that you'll want it stay, it'd be quite handy to use, especially if all that truck traffic is gone. It could also act as a good standby in case of emergencies. But, being privately owned I really can't see the bridge retaining the amount of traffic it will need to keep up with future maintenance. If governments took it on then the tax payers will be on the hook. There are some tough decisions ahead, I think.
Hi Steven. Once the Gordie Howe is operational I expect the overcrowding on the Ambassador will go away. That said the Ambassador will still serve an important function between Canada and the USA. The Moroun's will possibly lose some revenue, but will still profit nicely. Better for everyone. Thanks for the detailed coment. I love the feedback. :)
We used to climb up to the top by the letters when I was growing up in Detroit in the 70s and 80's. There's an access hatch at the bottom and a ladder that goes all the way up inside the towers. It's quite a crazy climb, but very cool at the top.
Wow. So cool. Times have changed in five decades. Did you have to sneak in or was the access open to anybody? When did they stop allowing pedestrians on the Ambassador? I'd have been scared to death half way up! Lol. Thanks for sharing!:)
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 It was open back then, but last year it appeared to be welded shut from a distance. I recall seeing videos this year of a guy who was getting up there, I'm sure they were all over it since then.
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 I don't know about pedestrians, I only rode my bike across once and we took buses across a few times. Also rode through the rail tunnel on freight trains a few times, that's a crazy experience.
lol. You can bet.
Sounds like you lived a little on the wild side, Chilly :) Thanks for sharing. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
It is definitely a symbol of Windsor and Detroit. I have been over it a few times on my cross border trips. The views of the city waterfront are spectacular on the drive over.
And it's only getting better. The new bridge as a backdrop is quite a sight crossing the Ambassador. I expect the Ambassador will be a great backdrop from the Gordie Howe, too.
I have my doubts that it's safe. Last time I was on it exposed rebar was all over the place. It's an old, obsolete bridge with deferred maintenance.
Last time I was on the bridge I was awestruck with the condition of the steel safety railings . . . rusted through and practically falling apart. At least it looked that way. It has been a few years since I have gone over (pre covid) and they have done a ton of work and continue updates. I'm not an engineer but I think the whole structure needs a serious inspection. It is looking better.
Just wondering about the new bridge will trucks be allowed to take Hazmat dangerous goods over it or will they be forced to still go up to Port Huron as you cant take them over the Ambassador bridge
Very good question. There is a truck ferry that runs between windsor and Detroit right now. If they allow hazardous material on the Gordie Howe it could damage the ferry business. Ièll see what I can find out! Thanks for the post.
Scrap metal might be one option.
Hi Walter. Lol. That was before all the refurbishing and buffing up. I think the Ambassador will be around for another fifty years. JMO
What happened to the Windsor tunnel under the river?
It's still there and working.
The tunnel can't handle the truck traffic. It exits in both downtown Windsor and Detroit. I did a night flight, 8:30 till 10pm on the Ambassador last week and the trucks were backed up on the bridge coming into Canada back to the American side. The tunnel is pretty busy too. Thanks for the post!
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 The tunnel is still active for passenger traffic the. I don't think semi's ever went through there.
You are right. semi's are not allowed. They have a tunnel bus that runs back and forth but not trucks from what I could find.
Ya, well I took a large semi thru the tunnel in 1982, Big mistake, as it is only 1 lane traffic each way, Iblew both outside tires rubbing on the concrete curbs, as there was not wide enough, I was routed by my dispatcher to go thru the tunnel . I asked the tunnel toll both guy if semi used it and he said, , oh sure, go ahead. WRONG
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I love this bridge , hate the leaky tunnel. Walked on it when I was a kid in the late 50's . The present owner is a total D%&# . Glad Gordie Howe is being built , but do not hold your breath on projected finish date , this is after all a Union job :)
Hi John. I love the Ambassador, too. Seeing the two bridges as backdrops to each other is very cool. The Ambassador holds a century of history and the Gordie Howe is history in the making. We need infrastructure to grow. The Gordie Howe and the Herb gray Parkway are the best decisions made for the Windsor Essex County future. No matter the overrun in time or money. Cool post. Thanks. :)
Are they gonna replace the Ambassador bridge with a bigger bridge?
I have no idea. The Gordie Howe Bridge and the tunnel between Windsor and Detroit may handle the traffic if the Ambassador is taken down, but there is a lot of money being made at the bridge right now. I can't see them letting that go very easy.
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 Ambassador would be great for local traffic and Gordie Howe for those headed east
Truckers will love the Gordie Howe being able to pass Windsor traffic on Huron Church, and hit the hwy from the bridge. The Ambassador, like you say, will be better for Windsor and Detroit's downtown traffic.
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 Thanks for the video. As an US citizen that has never been to the area (I been to Toronto several times via the Peace Bridge or Rainbow connecting Buffalo & Ontario)why not just close the Ambassador for a bit after the Howe Bridge opens. Then make the Ambassador Bridge after renovations only for cars/small SUVS. In the NYC area, the Brooklyn Bridge being now 140 years old in the year 2023, only allows cars. Just an idea as maybe local residents in both Michigan and Ontario can reply.
@@doncc6080 Agree with you. I have never been to the area but with the increase of car/vehicle usage only expected to go up (even with electric and other non gasoline powered cars being more in use)just maybe make the Ambassador only a bridge crossing for cars. Back east for instance, NYC's Brooklyn Bridge is only cars.
While this presentation is good, it is a bit misleading. The Ambassador bridge will not be demolished due to the construction of the Gordie Howe bridge. This stated demolition condition relates to a formerly proposed third bridge, in all likelihood never to be constructed. There was a proposal to twin the Ambassador and upgrade the existing structure. That proposal received a permit by the US Coast Guard. A conflicting condition by the Canadian government requires the demolition of the existing (old) Ambassador bridge within five years of the opening of that new twin only IF that twin is built (the existing is allowed to stay, or a new structure stays after five years, not both). That US Coast Guard permit for that twin is now expired. As it stands now, there are no serious plans to build that twin and there is no compelling reason. It appears that the new Gordie Howe and the existing Ambassador bridge will compliment each other for decades to come.
Thank you for the clarification. That is the most logical explanation so far I think. I stand gratefully corrected. Makes perfect sense to keep the Ambassador to service traffic between Canada and the U.S.
Thank you for the detailed comment!
I've seen the Ambassador bridge loaded with semis end-to-end so it must not be in too bad of shape. It should be interesting to see the games each country plays with customs quickly allowing or delaying traffic from entering/leaving their country between the two bridges.
The Ambassador was in such deterioration, if they didn't refurbish it, authorities were afraid it could collapse. Matthew Moroun, Matty Mououn's son, has been completing massive updating to the bridge and continues today. The bridge deck has been replaced and the 100 year old cables are being replaced as well as railings, electrical ect. Still they must inspect the bridge yearly from this point on for deficenties. It will be interesting to see what the Morouns will do to keep as much of the traffic on the Ambassaodr. Interesting comment. Thank you!
There's a dealing place that if a new bridge is built the ambassador build will have to come down I think within two yrs or so
Yup. Five years from the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge. However things can and do change over time. Have to wait and see I think. Thanks for the comment
I'd like to know where you got your information that the Ambassador Bridge is going to be dismantled. The current problems have been corrected. Why would they dismantle it? The cities of Windsor and Detroit need a 3rd crossing, thats why the Gordie Howe bridge is being built.
Hi Martin. My research for the video was online and I picked up some older info unfortunately. However it has made for some interesting feedback. You are right about the updates. The deck railings have been replaced or reparid and they continue to upgrade. I love the Ambassador and would miss it should it ever be removed which it won't in m y lifetime. Thanks for the honest feedback. I appreciate it! :)
If they do end up taking the old girl down its gonna be strange seeing all that empty space on the river 😮
Hi Louis. Absolutely! It would be missed.The Ambassador is an iconic part of our city. They have updated almost everything they can on the bridge bringing it up to code, so I expect it to be around for a long time yet. :) Great post.
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 thank you 😊
Your welcome. :)
The toll fare was a rip off.
Hi Myspace662. Maybe they will lower it when the Gordie Howe Bridge is in operation?
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 I agree
@@bobjonesrealtor7756: The total cost for the GH Bridge, and the 401 extension to EC Row Expwy, will be so high (over 10 billion, plus interest) that the tolls from the GH will never retire the debt at current Ambassador Bridge levels, so it's unlikely that GH tolls will be lower. There's little reason to believe that truck traffic will increase to any great extent as much of the truck traffic is automotive related and that is likely to shift to Mexico, rather than increase between Canada & the U.S..
I grew up in the west end of Windsor and it's interesting to watch the construction of the GH but it's likely to be another financial white elephant to be borne by the Canadian taxpayer.
I agree with most of your comment, however the majority of truck traffic isn't to feed our auto industry. The Ambassador is packed on numerous days throughout the year. Most trucks will love the detour around the city. JMO.
There sure is a future considering traffic is predicted to increase ten fold in the next decade……
Hi @steeeleaquain. Yup. And the Ambassador will be there to help ease the traffic burden for decades to come. :).
They should rename it the Bobby Probert Bridge and have Coke sponsor it.......sorry, ill see my way out now.
lol.
Don't go too far. A little humor is good. You made me smile. Thanks.
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 Ok, how about the Joey Kocur, Chris Osgood or Dominik Hasik Bridge?
I think the Gordie Howe is gonna stick.
I grew up in Michigan and while this bridge undoubtedly did serve a purpose, I’ve always thought it was pretty ugly. Especially the stupid “Ambassador Bridge” text on the top of each tower. I mean can you imagine the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco actually saying “Golden Gate Bridge” on the towers of that? It would be laughable! But regardless, the design isn’t nearly as iconic with the Ambassador. What’s more, it has always really rubbed me the wrong way that it’s been privately owned and for profit. Public infrastructure like this shouldn’t be in private hands, lining some individual’s pockets. Especially for an international border crossing. The new Gordie Howe looks beautiful, and I for one can’t wait to see the Ambassador go. It feels like part of the long needed revitalization of Detroit. The city has SO much potential. In the early 1900’s it was referred to as the “Paris of the West”. But after decades and decades of decline, to the point of just wiping the slate clean with demolitions and population loss, I’ve been so glad to see the city very slowly begin a second coming.
It is good to see Detroit coming back into it's own. The refurbishing and new structures I hope draw more people into the core of the city. I believe you are right about the Gordie Howe being a great addition to that cause. The Ambassador, however, is part of our history and in my opinion should continue to be functional. They have replaced the deck and are currently doing the additional needed upgrades to bring it up to todays standards from what I've read. I also don't think an international crossing should be privately owned. Thanks for the detailed comment. I look forward to more!
Totally agree with you about that "Ambassador Bridge" lettering on the towers. That does look kind of silly. (maybe they're afraid we'll think it's actually the tunnel in disguise?) Also, you're right--a facility like this should be publicly owned, not run by that Moroun character, or any individual.
I grew up in Detroit in the 70s and 80s, and I have always been awestruck by this bridge. It is a marvel of engineering from it's time and something to be quite proud of considering how well it has served the USA and Canada and for how long. This bridge gave access when no one else could be bothered to, or were even able to do so. The owner withstood the morass of Democrat corruption that Detroit descended into and successfully retained ownership and kept it open despite constant attempts to steal it from him by people just as, or far more greedy, and he did it on his own. The new bridge is paid for by Canada, because they are going to profit immensely from the increased exports to the USA that will come across it, and American workers and taxpayers will pay for it many times over in the long term. Say what you want, but you accomplished N O T H I N G for Detroit or Windsor, so to denigrate those who did just means SHAME on you.
@@drtee51 Considering what government did to Detroit for decades, would you like to reconsider your statement?
@@chillwill5080 I do not.
Since the Gotdie Hiowe bridge should be able to accommodate the traffic, in particular, commercial truck traffic, there will be no need to twin the Ambassador Bridge, which was the condition to remove it.
The Ambassador bridge isn’t going anywhere. Besides, it would cost way too much money to take it down.
You're right. Twinning the bridge was a condition with the removal of the Ambassador. The permit expired for the twinning and Mathew Moroun does not seem interested in pursuing it, from what I read. The Ambassador is getting an update. It will be around for many years to come.
I thought the Canadian governments condition that the Ambassador come down was only made when the owners of the ambassador wanted to create their own replacement. This video covered the story 5 years ago. There was an issue with the coast guard which prevents it from being torn down. Have the conditions changed?
ruclips.net/video/O7tuSSyrgdI/видео.html
Honestly I don't know what has changed. The information I found said the Ambassador had to come down five years after the Gordie Howe became active. I'll dig a bit deeper. I hope you're right and the bridge remains. Thanks for the feedback.
The conditions set by the Canadian governmenr doesn't surprise at all. The two things Canada hates are trains and bridges. We have very few bridges and hardly any railroads.
Thanks for the comment. Our government, in my humble opinion, seems confused about reality.
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 No need to fuss over my sad sarcastic comment. In reality this bridge will be a better designed bridge for our time. The old bridge did it's job for nearly a century. With all the "bridge authorities" US federal government, State government, Canadian government, Canadian Provincial government, city of Detroit, city of Windsor and every other conceivable authority ... it's amazing that we actually get a new bridge.
Lol. Agreed.
The bridge needs to stay, having 2 bridges is better than one. You have an increased oppourtunity of having a bridge link with 2 bridges than 1, in case of some kind of whackjob attack on the crossing infrastructure.
Hi Mike. I agree 100%!
Whenever I see an article or news story with a major error, I always wonder what else is wrong. You stated at 32 seconds in, that the bridge “…was privately funded by the Detroit Bridge Company, headed by Matty Moroun”, implying that Matty Maroun was there when it was built. Fat chance, in that he was only two years old when the bridge was completed. It wasn’t until 1978, when the bridge company went public that he was able to buy stocks in the company and then took it private.
This leads to the main point. There is little chance that the bridge will be torn down, due to need and redundancy. The Ambassador Bridge is the largest border crossing by trucks, between the U.S. and Canada, comprising of almost 25% of all goods trucked between the two nations. Currently, the bridge is at near capacity, and the Gordy and Ambassador bridges will fill the need. Secondly - redundancy, if something were to happen to it now, it will be up to two years before the Gordy will be done.
As a final note though, I liked the drone works.
detroithistorical.org/learn/encyclopedia-of-detroit/ambassador-bridge
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassador_Bridge
Thanks for the comment and compliment on the drone work. You are right. He purchased the bridge from the Bower family in 1979. It's logical they keep the Ambassador for reasons you have stated. Still it is/was a condition of approval that the Ambassador came down within five years of the Gordie Howe opening for traffic. I said is/was as things change with time and insight so what the future holds is anybody's guess.
All good points and information in your comment. Keeps me on my toes! :)
Leave the towers, but if Canada doesn't want one on their side of the river, then leave just ours.
Lol. The bridge to nowhere! Quite the visual.
Not saying your info isnt correct, but I havent seen anything out of the news on this side of the strait saying that the ambassador will be demolished in the last 5 years or so... The last bit of info i did see about it, the reporter claimed the current Maroun owner was attempting to purchase properties in the Hubbard Richard neighborhood of Detroit to expand and update customs plaza. This was under a year ago.. willing to bet Maroun will fight to keep it up,. I just hope that he doesnt tear down the gem of a neighborhood for an unnecessary attempt at a money grab
It was a condition of the Canadian Govt. when Gordie Howe was approved. The Canadian people are paying for the new bridge. Taking the Ambassador down would ensure the Gordie Howe financial success as the Ambassador will certainly draw enough traffic to dilute profits for both crossings. That said we in Windsor have seen the Huron Church traffic backed up for miles/klms. I seen idling trucks stretched back up the 401to the Dougal Parkway! We need a second crossing so why would taking the bridge down make any sense except to make the Gordie Howe more successful. Maybe Moroun is planning another bridge in place of the Ambassador. 5 Years would grant them enough time to build the second bridge before pulling the Ambassador down. Just speculation on my part :)
Money always wins with these guys.
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 Please provide a source for this. I have seen no such requirement.
@@bobjonesrealtor7756 Have a look at the CBC story from last year. The Order-in-Council from 2017 gave the Marouns the permission to build a second span immediately adjacent to the Ambassador. Let's call it Ambassador 2. A requirement of the Order was they had to begin construction on Ambassador 2 within 5 years of 2017. That didn't happen, so the Order has expired. The Order required the demolition of Ambassador 1 after Ambassador 2 was completed. But that conflicted with the US Coast Guard permit that required both Ambassadors to remain standing. Since Ambassador 2 isn't going to happen without a new negotiation, I think we can expect Ambassador 1 to stay with us for a long time as the "redundancy" to the Gordie Howe.
Thanks for the info. Logical, and I expect you're right.