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Plaza expansion at Blue Water Bridge: component 1 under way, later phases depend on federal leases and bond financing
Summary
Administrator Amy Wynne told the subcommittee component 1 of the plaza expansion is funded and under construction with InfraGrant support and DTE substation work; component 2 has a design/construction budget estimate of about $300 million and later components (3 and 4) are unfunded and contingent on GSA/CBP lease commitments and prospectus approval.
Blue Water Bridge administrator Amy Wynne told the Appropriation Subcommittee the bridge’s plaza expansion is organized in multiple independent components so each can function alone and so work can proceed if later phases are delayed.
Wynne said Component 1 (described as funded and shown in blue on project materials) includes intersection reconfiguration, relocation of the Pine Grove connector ramp, noise-wall installation and minor reconfiguration of the I‑94 connection. She said Component 1 has received a $25,000,000 InfraGrant and that the Blue Water Bridge has budgeted amounts for the work; Wynne also noted $11,600,000 has been spent to date toward the plaza expansion and cited a component 1 price tag referenced near $40,000,000 to $46,000,000 in…
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