UTUTC-IU-1: Developing and Testing a Framework for Alternative Ownership, Tenure and Governance Strategies for the Proposed Detroit-Windsor River Crossing
Focus Area: Infrastructure Utilization |
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Principal Investigator: | |
Snehamay Khasnabis, Ph.D., P.E. |
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Project Dates: 06/15/2007 – 09/30/2008;extended to 11/15/2008 |
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Project Award: FY2007 | |
UT-UTC Designation: UTUTC-IU-1 |
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Abstract: | |
The United States and Canada share the largest trading relationship in the world, and currently account for approximately $200 billion of annual surface trade between Southwestern Ontario and Southeastern Michigan. This figure is expected to reach $300 billion by the year 2030. The Central Business Districts of the cities of Detroit and Windsor are currently connected by a bridge and a tunnel, both built during the late 1920s, that constitute the vital trade corridor between the two countries. The Ambassador Bridge (a four lane facility) is privately owned and operated, while the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is a two-lane facility jointly owned by the two cities and operated by a private corporation. |
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Funding: |
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UT-UTC Grant Amount $ 41,010 |
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