Hi Viatologists,

According to the Windsor Star, an Ontario-based newspaper, there is
some discussion of a *new* Detroit River crossing.  If put into place,
there would be a tertiary connection from Canada into the United
States.  From what it appears, the new crossing would lie south of
Detroit city-centre and possibly connect Talbot Road or Ojibway
Parkway to the southern periphery of Detroit:

http://www.canada.com/windsorstar/news/story.html?id=1f8b55b1-860d-44e7-9afb-ddc
2602c5343

For those who've crossed the existing border crossing, there have been
two fundamental issues delaying traffic:

(1)  The Ambassador Bridge gets overcrowded, especially on weekends.
Bumper-to-bumper traffic can be seen from as far away as the
Interstate 75 junction.

(2)  The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is limited to two lanes total.  In
addition, getting to the tunnel from southbound Interstate 375
requires a U-turn followed by an immediate right ("Michigan Left") to
gain access.

With the proliferation of Windsor's waterside casino, extra stress is
put onto those two corridors.  For pictures of the Detroit-Windsor
Tunnel and the Ambassador Bridge, the Worldwide Highway Library (WHL)--
as always--delivers:

http://worldwide-hwys.calrog.com/photographs-usa-michigan-international-crossing
s-into-canada.html

As a public service announcement and dedicated goal, the WHL's mission
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Cheers,

Carl Rogers
"Adding human experience to transportology"
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