The Jobs Tunnel: The Economic Impact of Adequate Border-Crossing Infrastructure

This study is a detailed and highly technical economic analysis that probes the risk of having only one major border crossing point in the Detroit-Windsor region. This is a region that is economically integrated - particularly in the critical area of automotive production - and yet the region finds itself at a stalemate on the issue of how to add the physical capacity to keep the goods moving and to keep the regional economy growing. This report finds that the regional economic vitality is indeed at risk. The intent of this report is to move the debate forward based on sound science rather than speculation. The cost of "doing nothing" is documented so that citizens can understand the implications and costs of not building the Jobs Tunnel, and how the failure to act may affect their personal economic futures. First, this report looks at the issue of what capacity is currently available on the Ambassador Bridge. Second, the study objectively looks at the real costs of delay at the Ambassador Bridge. The report concludes that the Jobs Tunnel will help to secure the economic future of southeast Michigan and southwest Ontario.

• Record URL:
  http://thetbwg.org/downloads/JobsTunnelEconomicImpactReport%5B1%5D.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Detroit River Tunnel Partnership

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• Authors:
  • Belzer, Michael H
  • Hopkins, Philip
  • Bingham, Paul
  • Casgar, Christina
  • Swan, Peter F
• Publication Date: 2003-11-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Tables;
• Pagination: 57p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Economic analysis; Motor vehicle industry; Regional economics; Traffic delays; Trucking
• Identifier Terms: Detroit-Windsor Border Crossing; Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Physical capacity
• Geographic Terms: Detroit (Michigan); United States-Canada Border; Windsor (Canada)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Freight Transportation; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration; I70: Traffic and Transport;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01539578
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 29 2014 12:10PM