EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Blue Water Bridge backs CBP’s ‘hybrid’ plaza reconstruction

PORT HURON, Mich. -- Officials at the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, Ont. and Port Huron, Mich. say they will go on the record in support of a third, "hybrid" proposal in an attempt to correct the American Plaza infrastructure problems that have plagued the border crossing for over a decade.

Truckers hauling waste to U.S. granted reprieve from PAPS switch

TORONTO -- U.S. Customs will delay terminating solid waste shipments from the BRASS "line-release" clearance program.

US delays lifting partial Canadian cattle ban

OTTAWA - It looks like a string of recent cases of BSE in Canadian cattle may have some consequences after all.

Michigan governor weighing private-public bridge argument

DETROIT -- Michigan's Republican House Speaker Craig DeRoche is warning that a massive investment in a new public bridge across the Detroit River to Windsor, Ont. may turn out to be a billion-dollar government boondoggle.

ACE deployment down to the homestretch; More ports FAST-ready

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says truck-processing deployment under the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is halfway to being completed.

City cancels two questionable deals with bridge Co.

DETROIT -- The City of Detroit has voted to void two controversial contracts signed by Deputy Mayor Anthony Adams with the Ambassador bridge company.

Mayor defends deputy in bridge co. contracts; vetoes council resolutions

DETROIT -- City Council chambers in Detroit are heating up as elected representatives prepared to face down Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick over a resolution chiding his deputy mayor for signing questionable contracts with the owners of the Ambassador Bridge Company.

ACE enrollment skyrockets; truckers urged to sign up before the rush

WASHINGTON -- The number of electronic manifests filed with U.S. Customs increased in 2Q 2006 by nearly 600 percent.

Improvements to border highway commence

LONDON, Ont. -- The federal and Ontario governments are starting a project to improve Hwy 402 en route to the Sarnia-Port Huron, Mich. border crossing.

Phase 4 of ACE e-Manifest takes effect at Champlain border

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection says that "Phase 4" of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) e-Manifest program for truck shipments will begin this at the Port of Champlain, N.Y.

USDA to charge truckers new inspection fees

TORONTO -- Canadian trucking companies and airlines are calling a new USDA levy on agricultural shipments nothing more than a cash-grab.

Cross-border trash to be curbed by 2010; Deadline for PAPS switch kicks-in for waste truckers

WASHINGTON -- It's a trashy deal all right. Two Michigan Democrats who have been lobbying to restrict trash hauled from Canada have announced a deal struck with Ontario Environment officials to eliminate about half the waste trucked into state landfills by 2010.

Three more NY crossings are ACE ready

MASSENA, NY -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection has advised, starting today, the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) functionality for electronic truck manifest (e-Manifest),

Mayor says he’ll fight Huron Church expansion

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The mayor of Canada's largest border town says he'll sue if the binational group charged with selecting the next border crossing between Windsor and Detroit forges ahead with a new border route that cuts through the city.

Group to test river bedrock for new Windsor bridge location; Widening of border artery also announced

WINDSOR, Ont. -- A comprehensive geophysical study has been launched in the Windsor border region to help officials decide the best spot for a new bridge across the Detroit River.