Detroit auto makers would use ferry as bridge alternative
DETROIT (March 24, 2003) — General Motors and DaimlerChrysler would use a ferry service to move vehicles and vehicle parts across the Detroit River should the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ont., close or become congested.
According to the Dow Jones news service, Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry has negotiated with the companies to run at full capacity for 24 hours a day.
However, at that pace, the boats can move only 400 trucks across the river each day, a fraction of the capacity of the bridge.
The ferry service costs $100 per truck.
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