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Ambassador Bridge/Gateway Project
Presentation toDetroit City Council
June 9, 2006
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Purpose of Presentation
To present a status report on the development of the Ambassador Bridge/Gateway Project
• Background• Scope of Work• Proposed Schedule• Maintaining Traffic• Public Information• Questions & Answers
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Background
• #1 US-Canada commercial crossing• 23% of all surface trade between U.S.
and Canada • Vehicles that cross the Bridge (2-way):
- 11 million total vehicles/year- 30% commercial vehicles…..- 10 thousand trucks/day……..
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BackgroundIssues
• Traffic congestion/trucks on adjacent City streets
• No direct connection to freeway system
• Need to reconstruct I-96/I-75 mainline freeways
• Access to proposed Welcome Center
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BackgroundHistory
• Study phase started in 1995• Steering Committee includes:
– City of Detroit – Detroit International Bridge Company (DIBC)– U. S. Customs/General Services Administration (GSA)– Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
(SEMCOG)– Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)– Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)– Local Community Participation
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Background Study Objectives
• Provide direct access to freeways from Ambassador Bridge
• Accommodate access to proposed new Welcome Center
• Accommodate future traffic for potential second span of the Ambassador Bridge
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BackgroundProject Development
• Environmental Assessment (EA) – 1997 FHWA Approval
• Re-evaluation and Approval – 1999• Re-evaluation and Approval – 2004• MDOT/DIBC Implementation Agreement – April
2004• MDOT/City Development Agreement – October 2004• MDOT/DIBC Implementation Agreement
Amendment – February 2006• On-going coordination and design refinements
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BackgroundCity & Community Coordination
• Early Public Involvement Meetings – 1995-1996• Public Hearing – January 1997• Public Meeting – August 2003• Presentation to Detroit City Council – October 8, 2003• Presentation to Detroit City Planning Commission –
May 20, 2004• Presentation to Detroit City Council – June 8, 2004• Presentation to Detroit City Planning Commission –
May 4, 2006• On-going Project Steering Committee & Community
Meetings
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Scope of WorkPhased Construction
Contract 1 – 2003 ($4.8M) Completed
Contract 2 – 2003-04 ($5.7M) Completed
Contract 3 – 2005-06 ($17.0M) In Construction
Contract 4 – 2007-09 ($176.6M)
$204.1M Total Cost of Construction, Right-of-Way, and Engineering
$206.5M Total Project Cost
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Scope of Work
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Scope of WorkLandscape Plan
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Scope of WorkBagley Pedestrian Bridge
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Proposed ScheduleContract 4
• Complete Design Summer 2006• Vacate City Streets Late 2006• Advertise for Construction Early 2007• Construction 2007 – 2009
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Maintaining TrafficConstruction Staging
Stage 12007
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Maintaining TrafficConstruction Staging
Stage 22007 to 2008
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Maintaining TrafficConstruction Staging
Stage 3A2008
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Maintaining TrafficConstruction Staging
Stage 3B2008 to 2009
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Maintaining TrafficDetour Route(s)
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Maintaining TrafficBridge Traffic
Stage 22007 to 2008
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Maintaining TrafficLocal Traffic
Stage 22007 to 2008
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Public Information
Key Messages:• This is the fourth and final phase of construction
for the Gateway Project.• This is a major economic development project
that will both benefit local communities and energize the region’s industrial base.
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Public Information
Activities:• Roundtable Discussions with Key Stakeholders• Regional Media Relations/News Conferences• Public Information: Meetings/Brochures/Fliers/Maps• Community & Government Outreach• Trucking/Logistic Companies Outreach• Real Time Traffic Information