The United States Coast Guard (USCG) will hold a public meeting on March 17th, 2009 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Earhart Middle School located at 1000 Scotten Street, Detroit, Michigan 48209. This meeting will serve to update the public on the proposed Ambassador Bridge Enhancement Project (ABEP), USCG coordination efforts with other expertise, and the USCG bridge permitting process. The meeting will be open to the public.

Project Background:
DIBC is proposing to construct a 6-lane cable stayed bridge over the Detroit River, just west of the existing Ambassador Bridge. The new bridge will connect directly into the existing plazas in both Detroit and Windsor. The new structure will be 102.5 feet wide and 6,200 feet long, with approximately 2,200 feet traversing the Detroit River. Supporting structures (piers and towers) will be not placed in the Detroit River or its floodplain. The bridge will be a minimum of 152 feet above the low water datum mark, to meet the minimum vertical navigational clearance requirements for deep draft vessels. No dredge or fill activities are proposed in the river with this project. Once the new structure is completed, the existing Ambassador Bridge will be taken out of service in order to evaluate and make repairs deemed necessary and economically feasible. The project is located in T2S, R11E, Section 4, City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.

Additional Information is available at the following locations:

DIBC Website www.ambassadorbridge.com

 

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), as the lead federal agency for the proposed project, announces the availability of the United States Coast Guard Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the construction of an additional bridge span to be constructed to the west side of the existing bridge spans of the Ambassador Bridge, between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The USCG solicits comments as part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. The EA evaluates the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the Proposed Action.

The EA is available for viewing or downloading on the Ambassador Bridge web site at:
www.ambassadorbridge.com/ambassador-project.html

Commander (dpb)
Ninth Coast Guard District
1240 E. 9th Street - Room 2025
Cleveland, Ohio 44199-2060