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Transport committee It's no surprise that QEW congestion affects traffic crossing our bridge. There is a lot of what we call “in-transit” truck movement between New York and Michigan that comes right through Peace Bridge or the Queenston-Lewiston, crossing at Blue Water or down at Detroit-Windsor. W
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Stan Korosec
Transport committee I've been in them.
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Stan Korosec
Transport committee As a police officer, though, not as a driver.
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Stan Korosec
Transport committee Having spent many scary times out on the 402, especially in the wintertime, there's nothing you can do about the weather. It's there. It's a snowbelt area. I know, provincially, the MTO is working on some windbreaks along there, because in the open areas when the wind really blow
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Stan Korosec
Transport committee I agree with a lot of what Deb is saying here. At the borders, as you heard from us, we're doing all we can to improve the infrastructure. We work with U.S. Customs and Canada Customs in trying to make things at the border more efficient. I sit on two task forces, one with the U.
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Stan Korosec
Transport committee Yes, from my role in my previous life, I agree with Debbie. It's too early to tell. We've been in touch with the Ontario Trucking Association and they have put out all kinds of information to their members and they represent thousands and thousands of drivers, and hundreds of c
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Stan Korosec
Transport committee I don't think that any of those actions or litigations from my reading of it, and not knowing the inner workings of the Gordie Howe bridge.... From what I read in the press, they had delays in the RFP process. I think there was about a six-month delay that they had announced, so
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Stan Korosec
Transport committee I think there is still what's called a condemnation case on the U.S. side that may be appealed by our owners. I don't know that for sure. We own property where the Gordie Howe bridge is to land, so there was a condemnation court case filed and I don't know where we are, if that
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Stan Korosec
Transport committee Good morning, Madam Chair, and members of the committee. I appreciate the opportunity to speak to you this morning. As you know, the Ambassador Bridge is the busiest international border crossing on the Canada-U.S. border. In calendar year 2017, over 4.3 million cars and 2.5 mil
October 18th, 2018Committee meeting
Stan Korosec