Michigan Voters May Consider Bridge Crossing

A committee created by the owners of the Ambassador Bridge turned in just over 600,000 signatures, almost twice the number needed for a ballot initiative that would allow Michigan voters to approve or reject a new, competing bridge crossing.

But the Michigan Bureau of Elections must review the signatures and make a recommendation before the issue can be put on the November ballot, a state official said.

About 8,500 heavy-duty trucks daily cross the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.

Last month, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) reached a public-private partnership agreement with Canada to build a second bridge crossing between the Detroit and Windsor.