What are the improvements being made to the Ambassador Bridge?
The owners of the Ambassador Bridge are spending more than a billion dollars in private funds to replace the existing four lanes with six new lanes. Their investment has already included more than $250 million to construct a new customs plaza and for improved traffic connections. What environmental and other impact will there be on the neighborhoods surrounding the DRIC? Building the DRIC in the proposed location would virtually destroy the minority and low-income community of Delray, requiring: • Condemnation of 170 acres of land and 257 homes • Relocation of 43 businesses and hundreds of jobs • Destruction of five churches and several community parks and playgrounds • Destruction of several historic properties • Three quarters of the displaced residents would be minorities More than 50 local community groups including the NAACP and the Hispanic Business Alliance have expressed their concerns with the DRIC – and support for the Ambassador Bridge. They have also raised questions about
