The company that owns the Ambassador Bridge between Windsor and Detroit says it will replace the existing span now that the Canadian government has approved what bridge officials are calling the "final permit." (Derek Spalding/CBC)Background documents supporting the approval indicate the existing bridge will be closed to traffic and eventually demolished after the new span is built. Government officials on both sides of the border say the new span won't affect the Gordie Howe Bridge project. (CBC)The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority is responsible for building the rival Gordie Howe Bridge farther west along the Detroit River. Ambassador Bridge officials have long waged a campaign, primarily in the courts on both sides of the border, advancing their twin-span concept and arguing against the need for the Gordie Howe Bridge.

Source: CBC News September 06, 2017 19:09 UTC