A timeline of federal concerns about maintenance on the Ambassador Bridge
OTTAWA — Transport Canada has for more than a year expressed concerns over maintenance and repairs on the Ambassador Bridge with the Canadian Transit Company, the private company that owns the cross-border suspension bridge between Windsor and Detroit — the busiest border crossing in the country. Here’s a timeline of recent events:
June 2014: An engineering firm that inspected the bridge recommends that the Canadian side of the crossing be completely rehabilitated or replaced.
September: Transport Canada officials inspect the bridge and agree there is a need to repair or replace the Canadian approach.
June 2015: Transport Canada officials again inspect the bridge and ask the Canadian Transit Company for immediate repairs on the sidewalk, bridge railings and concrete deck.