When the Ambassador Bridge opened
in 1929, it carried five lanes of traffic instead of today’s four.
As vehicles became wider over the decades, the
Ambassador’s lanes were reduced to accommodate them. Yet even four lanes are
considered too few given today’s traffic volumes, in part because the
Ambassador lacks dedicated lanes for prescreened cars and trucks.
The resulting delays are more than just hassles for
people traveling between the two countries; they add to the price of cars and
hurt the economies of both Canada and
the U.S, according to one study.
For these reasons and more, just about everyone
involved in Michigan’s
great bridge debate supports building some new bridge to replace or supplement
the Ambassador. Read more here.
