Topaz Posted January 5, 2016 Report Posted January 5, 2016 Are there going to be second thoughts to the new bridge since a new report says its going to cost an extra 2-3 billion because of the low C$ and will it ever get paid off? The price tag , I think, was around 3.2 Billion, now we could be seeing a 6-7 billion $ bridge. I wonder if it would be cheaper to talk to the Ambassador Bridge company and work together to improve the existing bridge? http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/slumping-loonie-could-add-3-5b-to-cost-of-windsor-detroit-bridge-documents-1.2723027 Quote
Boges Posted January 5, 2016 Report Posted January 5, 2016 $5 billion to build a bridge? You can build 5 football stadiums for that. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 5, 2016 Report Posted January 5, 2016 No cheaper talk for improvements to Ambassador Bridge. Canada wanted this new bridge so bad it can now pay DOUBLE for it. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Topaz Posted January 5, 2016 Author Report Posted January 5, 2016 I would say Harper and his gang wanted the bridge more than MOST Canadians and a new born baby today will probably be paying it off when its an adult, unless it moves to the USA. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 I would say Harper and his gang wanted the bridge more than MOST Canadians and a new born baby today will probably be paying it off when its an adult, unless it moves to the USA. Canada pushed for this bridge project really hard while trying to screw over the Ambassador Bridge owner...next time, be careful what you wish for. Karma....DRIC style ! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
The_Squid Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 We'll absorb the costs and build the bridge... Canada's back and will carry the load... for America too. You're welcome. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 We'll absorb the costs and build the bridge... Canada's back and will carry the load... for America too. You're welcome. Good, because by the time it is done, maybe Canadians will be cross border shopping again in droves with a more valuable peso. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
The_Squid Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Good, because by the time it is done, maybe Canadians will be cross border shopping again in droves with a more valuable peso. We have the dollar. I forgive your ignorance. Quote
ReeferMadness Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Given what's happening in Oregon, maybe we should forget the bridge and build a wall. Quote Unlimited economic growth has the marvelous quality of stilling discontent while preserving privilege, a fact that has not gone unnoticed among liberal economists. - Noam Chomsky It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. - Upton Sinclair
Big Guy Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Either the American president or the Canadian Prime Minister (or both) could declare that private ownership of the Ambassador Bridge repesents a problem with "national security", appropriate the bridge, give the owner a value they decide and use the tolls to build the next bridge. Quote Note - For those expecting a response from Big Guy: I generally do not read or respond to posts longer then 300 words nor to parsed comments.
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 6, 2016 Report Posted January 6, 2016 Hopefully, enviroMentalists can delay the Gordie Howe Bridge project for many years. Related to the new cost projections, the Canadian peso is headed back to Liberal lows and cross border shopping will continue to plummet. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Topaz Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Posted January 7, 2016 Hopefully, enviroMentalists can delay the Gordie Howe Bridge project for many years. Related to the new cost projections, the Canadian peso is headed back to Liberal lows and cross border shopping will continue to plummet. I worry more about China owning more of the US than the US. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Posted January 7, 2016 I worry more about China owning more of the US than the US. Don't worry about China...the U.S. owns far more of Canada than that. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
On Guard for Thee Posted January 7, 2016 Report Posted January 7, 2016 Don't worry about China...the U.S. owns far more of Canada than that.Don't worry about China, after all they own most of walmart. Quote
cybercoma Posted January 11, 2016 Report Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) I was in Windsor over the holidays. They just opened the Herb Gray Parkway beyond EC Row. Make absolutely no mistake about it. They will be building that bridge. Image of the parkway here: http://windsorstar.com/news/herb-gray-parkway-opening-this-weekend-to-traffic Edited January 11, 2016 by cybercoma Quote
cybercoma Posted January 11, 2016 Report Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) I also wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the Ontario government blocked access to the Ambassador Bridge once the Gordie Howe Bridge is complete. The Ambassador Bridge is literally crumbling. They had to close streets in Windsor from the debris. You could stand under the bridge and see the sky through the roadway. All of this in private hands. I would not be the least bit surprised if they just barricade off the entrances to the Ambassador Bridge plaza once the new bridge is complete. Trucks will never use the old bridge. The 401 stays 100km/h to the proposed location of the new customs plaza. Taking the Ambassador Bridge means leaving the highway and driving a local street in a commercial zone that has seven traffic lights before getting there. Never going to happen once the new bridge opens. Edited January 11, 2016 by cybercoma Quote
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