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The new bridge connecting Detroit and Canada continues to move forward.
The latest: The Detroit News reports that Canada will pay for the construction of a U.S. customs plaza on the new bridge and the U.S. government will finance its operation.
Gary Heinlein of the News reports that a Canadian public-private partnership overseeing the bridge project will pay for building the customs plazas on both sides of the border.
“This arrangement is good for Canada and for Canadians. It ensures that all the elements of the project will ultimately be delivered through a public-private partnership,” said Transport Minister Lisa Raitt at the announcement in Ottawa, Ontario. “It also allows Canada and Michigan to move the project forward immediately to its next steps which include further design work and property acquisition on the U.S. side of the border.”
