Speaking of the US-Canada connections, the Gordie Howie Bridge took a major step forward yesterday.
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$48M deal for Detroit land in Windsor bridge project includes relocation money for residents
BY DANA AFANA. MLive Detroit. June 23, 2017
The city on Friday announced a $48-million deal to sell land for the Gordie Howe International Bridge Project, and $33 million of the funds would go toward moving residents who live in the area or retrofitting their homes with safety elements.
If approved by City Council, the rest of the money from the sale would go toward job training and health monitoring initiatives, according to the mayor's office.
About 450 families live in the vicinity of the bridge project in Detroit's Delray neighborhood.
The city wants to move those who live south of I-75 into vacant, renovated homes in other neighborhoods.
"My proposal is going to be if you are a homeowner who lives in this community ... you look at the thousand houses we have available ... we'll renovate it for you and then you'll essentially swap us houses," Mayor Mike Duggan said in the Friday announcement.
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http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/in...al_brid_4.html
Among other things, residents north of 75 will be offered new insulation, windows, and HVAC systems along with air pollution monitoring. 36 parcels of land including under ground utilities and 5 miles of city streets were sold to the state to make way for the bridge.
Meanwhile on the Canadian side, a lot of the pre-construction has been done. Contractors will be chosen by November and construction (as well as a finalized design) is expected to start early 2018.
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