Michigan residents turn down statewide votes to for new international bridge, tunnel projects
DETROIT - Michigan voters say they don't need to weigh in on whether new bridges or tunnels are built between their state and Canada.
Voters on Tuesday defeated a ballot measure that called for a statewide vote on plans for any new international crossing.
The proposal was engineered by Manuel "Matty" Moroun, owner of the private Ambassador Bridge in Detroit. It came in response to the proposed construction of a Canadian-financed bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
Moroun wants instead to build a new span of his own, and he spent millions of advertising dollars to support the ballot proposal.
Gov. Rick Snyder brokered the Canadian-financed deal in June and opposed Moroun's ballot measure. He calls Moroun a special interest against Michigan interests.
