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05/28/11 Six temporary customs inspection booths could be coming to the Michigan side of the Blue Water Bridge.
05/18/11 Lambton County residents Brad and Lora Spiers were honoured this week by Port Huron police officials for their heroic actions to help a motorist in distress on the Blue Water Bridge.[...]
04/30/11 SARNIA -- Kelly Singles didn't have time to think during a rescue on the Blue Water Bridge.
04/20/11 Three Mexican nationals who tried to dodge Canadian border officers by running from the Blue Water Bridge were ordered deported after spending four days in jail.[...]
04/08/11 Gambling has become a major part of the Blue Water Area's entertainment scene in recent years, centered in communities across the Blue Water Bridge in Canada. The Point Edward Charity Casino, clearly visible from Port Huron's waterfront, opened in April 2000. Every day, about 4,000 people, the majority of them Americans, visit the casino's 36 gaming tables and 450 slot machines.
02/23/11 Get ready for traffic delays on Interstate 94 heading into Port Huron. The Michigan Department of Transportation is gearing up to begin an 18-month project to widen and rebuild two miles of I-94/I-69 between the Lapeer Road connector and the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron.
02/18/11 The Michigan Department of Transportation later this month will begin construction on a unique $90 million project on Interstate 94/69 leading to the Blue Water Bridge. The project includes the widening of more than two miles of I-94/69 between Lapeer Road and Pine Grove Avenue, as well as building three new bridges to replace the aging span over the Black River.
12/29/10 The Federal government was taking in more money than it spent on Sept. 11, 2001, when the Twin Towers in New York City fell in a terrorist attack, triggering the security concerns that ultimately gave rise to a new design for the Blue Water Bridge Plaza - a 56-acre expansion costing $586 million. The project was first pitched to the community in 2007 and approved by federal and state agencies in ...
12/15/10 Rob Morosi, Michigan Department of Transportation spokesman, said every effort is being made to open the Blue Water Bridge to commercial traffic today.
12/09/10 A revised Blue Water Bridge Plaza expansion plan will be released today.
12/09/10 A revised Blue Water Bridge Plaza expansion plan will be released today. State and federal officials will brief the media on details at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room A on the second floor of the St. Clair County administration building, 200 Grand River Ave., Port Huron.[...]
12/08/10 A revised Blue Water Bridge Plaza expansion plan will be released Thursday. State and federal officials will brief the media on details in the afternoon.
12/08/10 A revised Blue Water Bridge Plaza expansion plan will be released Thursday. State and federal officials will brief the media on details at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room A on the second floor of the St. Clair County administration building, 200 Grand River Ave., Port Huron.
11/27/10 Ryan's Party Store says it's being unfairly penalized for the acts of dishonest employees who mishandled coupons from the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program. The store near the Blue Water Bridge has been barred from WIC and food stamp programs for three years.
11/10/10 CATHY DOBSON The Observer Federal budget cuts to a massive reconstruction of Port Huron's Blue Water Bridge plaza mean additional redesign work that could delay the project for years, Sarnia officials say.[...]
11/06/10 The Times Herald asked the Michigan Department of Transportation to respond to questions about plans to scale back the Blue Water Bridge Plaza expansion. The questions and MDOT's answers follow.
06/10/10 Roger Sheldon said the Blue Water Bridge Plaza expansion project could be the key to economic survival.
03/20/10 PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard says two freighters got stuck in ice near the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron.
03/11/10 A piece of legislation requiring the Michigan Department of Transportation to keep lawmakers abreast of changes to the Blue Water Bridge plaza expansion project was signed into law Monday.
02/25/10 NEIL BOWEN The Observer A Texas man driving to New York with $33,000 worth of marijuana was sentenced to two years in jail after his GPS directed him over the Blue Water Bridge and into Canada. Jesus Fontanez-Medina, 54, pleaded guilty in Sarnia court Tuesday to importing marijuana.[...]
01/05/10 The Michigan Department of Transportation is increasing tolls on the U.S. side of the Blue Water Bridge. Starting Tuesday, the new rate for passenger vehicles will double to $3. |