DETROIT — Detroit’s city council has moved to rename at least its half of the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel.

In a recent vote, Detroit council unanimously approved a resolution to rename the tunnel after U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. The idea came from his wife, council president Monica Conyers.

But city spokesman James Canning told the Windsor Star the renaming isn’t a done deal. “The council passed a resolution. It has no legal bearing. It’s more a matter of opinion. The city’s law department is reviewing the issue to see if it can actually happen.”

Windsor, after all, owns half the tunnel and it’s unlikely it would allow the tunnel to be renamed. However, it’s questionable whether Canada can legally stop the Americans from renaming their own half.

Some Windsorites, according to the Star, agreed that if the tunnel does get a new name, it should be a binational effort.

Late last year, there were reports that the owner of the Ambassador Bridge, Detroit billionaire Manuel Moroun, offered the city $30 million through his bridge company to take over the lease of the U.S. side of the tunnel starting in 2020.

After some consideration, the plan was eventually rebuffed by city council. In an interview with the Star this year, Moroun denied he ever had an interest in operating the tunnel.

The tunnel is owned by the cities of Detroit and Windsor and operated by the Detroit & Canada Tunnel Corp., which is owned by Macquarie Bank in Australia.

–with files from the Windsor Star