Detroit to begin clearing blight on U.S. side of Howe bridge
30 dangerous buildings in Delray to be razed
Blight eradication efforts in Detroit now include parts of a neighbourhood near a planned commuter bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ont.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Coun. Raquel Castaneda-Lopez on Tuesday discussed stabilization efforts in Detroit's Delray community.
Duggan says the work is a "significant step in the right direction" that will help improve quality of life in the area.
More than 30 dangerous buildings are to be razed and brush will be cleared from vacant land west of where officials hope to build the Gordie Howe International Bridge between the U.S. and Canada. Plans call for the $2.1 billion government span across the Detroit River to open in 2020.
Duggan has made fighting blight one of the city's priorities. His administration has demolished about 6,000 vacant houses.