U.S. supports Gordie Howe bridge project just as Canada does, consul general says

The U.S. government is on board with plans to build the new Gordie Howe International Bridge, according to the local consul general.

"We're committed to it, we understand the Canadian government is committed to it," Consul General Juan Alsace told CBC Radio's Windsor Morning on Friday.

"We're very positive about it," he added.

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The consul general said key U.S. governmental departments and agencies have been involved in "making sure that from our side that this happens."

Alsace is in the midst of a visit to the Detroit-Windsor area, his first since being appointed as the consul general for the Ontario region last year.

He said getting up to speed on the bridge project formed part of the reason for his trip to the region.

Dwight Duncan, the interim chair of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, believes the various levels of government on both sides of the border believe things are progressing appropriately with regard to the bridge project.

"I can tell you the governments of Canada, the United States, Michigan and Ontario are satisfied that we have proceeded on a solid legal footing and that ultimately everything that needs to be done is in place," he told Windsor Morning in an interview.

Last month, Federal Infrastructure and Communities Minister Amarjeet Sohi said the Canadian government's commitment to the bridge was "unwavering."