New international bridge planned for Windsor?

CBC News is reporting today that the governments of Canada and the United States have agreed to build a new $5-billion bridge alongside the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit.

CBC News is reporting today that the governments of Canada and the United States have agreed to build a new $5-billion bridge alongside the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit.

The official announcement will be made sometime in July, the network says.

"Prime Minister Stephen Harper is said to be pushing to have the deal finalized by the fall, before U.S. President George W. Bush departs from office in early 2009," reports the CBC website.

"The project, which is expected to create up to 25,000 jobs, would be the biggest joint construction effort in the history of Canada-U.S. relations, and the largest public-private partnership in Canadian history."