DETROIT (FOX 2) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will be in Detroit Monday, October 3 for a major announcement focused on infrastructure investment in southeast Michigan..
Harris, Emhoff, and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will participate in a roundtable discussion with local leaders in the morning..
The trio will participate in a roundtable discussion with local leaders in the morning..
The group will then tour the infrastructure projects, including the New International Trade Crossing bridge and the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which will connect Detroit and Windsor, Canada..
The Gordie Howe bridge is expected to open to traffic by the end of the year and will replace the aging Ambassador Bridge as the major border crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Canada..
The NITC is also expected to open by the end of the year. It will connect Detroit to Windsor via the Detroit River and will be used by commercial vehicles only..
Harris will deliver remarks during the visit..
The vice president’s visit to Detroit comes as the Biden administration is pushing for infrastructure investment across the country..
The administration has proposed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan that would invest in roads, bridges, public transportation, and other infrastructure projects..
The plan has been approved by the Senate, but it is still being debated in the House of Representatives..
If the plan is passed, it would be the largest investment in infrastructure in the United States in decades..
Harris’s visit to Detroit is expected to highlight the importance of infrastructure investment in southeast Michigan..
The region is home to some of the most important infrastructure in the United States, including the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, the Ambassador Bridge, and the Detroit Metropolitan Airport..
Investment in infrastructure is essential to the continued economic growth of southeast Michigan..
The region’s infrastructure is aging and in need of repair. The Biden administration’s infrastructure plan would provide much-needed funding to improve the region’s infrastructure and support its continued economic growth..
