HJR147 Summary

• Alabama Legislature expresses support for construction of the New International Trade Crossing, a six-lane bridge over the Detroit River between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Canada.

• Current 83-year-old Detroit-Windsor bridge carries 25 percent of all U.S.-Canada trade (20,000 vehicles and approximately $350 million in value daily), with 8 million U.S. jobs depending on U.S.-Canada trade.

• New crossing will create 10,000 construction jobs and more than 25,000 indirect jobs in the United States during the construction period.

• Michigan and Canada are pursuing a public-private partnership with public ownership of the bridge and private financing, construction, operation, and maintenance while protecting public interest.

• Legislature urges adoption of necessary legislation to facilitate the project, which is essential to support the ever-increasing amount of trade and travel between the United States and Canada.