What is the DRTP

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What is the DRTP
Detroit River Tunnel Partnership (DRTP)
A Canadian company owned by Canadian Pacific
Railway and Borealis Transportation
Infrastructure Trust.
Owner/operator of the existing twin tube rail
tunnel handling 400,000 rail cars annually.
Planners, developers and operators for future
truck-rail infrastructure through the
Windsor-Detroit corridor.
Owned by
Borealis Transportation Infrastructure Trust
(BTIT)
A wholly owned subsidiary of Ontario Municipal
Employees Retirement System (OMERS)
One of Canadas largest pension plans with
nearly 34 billion in assets.
Long-term infrastructure investments on behalf
of OMERS include educational and healthcare
facilities, municipal utilities and the rail
tunnel.
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
One of the six North American Class I railways.
14,000 mile network serving the principal
centres of Canada, from Montreal to Vancouver,
as well as the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
Links North America with Europe and the Pacific
Rim.
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THE TRADEWAY Project Is The Border Crossing
Solution Providing
Safe, secure pre-clearance customs facilities.

Construction of a new high-clearance rail
tunnel open to all rail users.
Conversion of existing twin tube rail tunnel
into state-of-the-art two lane dedicated
truckway.
An alternative trade route and crossing fully
operational by 2007
Construction of a segregated two lane
truckway from Highway 401 to I-75.
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Preliminary Route Alignment for THE TRADEWAY
New high clearance rail tunnel New
high-security crossing. Shortest new truck-only
route between Windsor and Detroit. Uses
existing rail corridor. Least intrusive on
community. Fully operational in 5 years.
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THE TRADEWAY Is The Route For Efficient Trade
Flow.
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THE TRADEWAY Project Addresses Gateway Issues in
Shortest Timeframe

• Alternate border crossing for trucks would
  improve
• security at the border by segregating traffic
  and
• providing a back-up route

Current Canada-US-Ontario-Michigan Border
Transportation Review looking at 30 year
horizon need for capacity improvements
before this time
The Ambassador Bridge has but two lanes, one
in each direction, for trucks at this critical
trade bottleneck
The TradeWay alternative trade route and
crossing can be fully operational by 2007

• Greatest commercial road gateway in North
  America is
• congested and traffic continues to build

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THE TRADEWAY Advantage
Low environmental impact Uses existing
heavy transportation corridor. Optimizes
major crossing infrastructure.
Provides a new rail tunnel in Detroit/Windsor
Only option that also increases rail
capacity in corridor.
Trade Security/Key Infrastructure Security
Provides alternate trade route in event of
service interruption at other crossings.
Speed of implementation Project can be
completed by early 2007. Preliminary design
has been completed.
Focuses on commercial traffic Protects
and stimulates Ontario/Michigan economic growth.
Cost effectiveness 3-1 leveraging of
private investments for public benefits.
Completely secure route Separate from
general traffic.
THE TRADEWAY will provide a direct link from Hwy.
401 to Interstate 75.
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The Government Context
Local criticism in Windsor of JMC report has
lead to hardened local positioning, suggesting
no proposal will ever be acceptable

• Twenty Five percent of Canadas trade with the
  U.S. crosses at this border point.

2001 Federal Budget commitment of 600 Million
under the Border Infrastructure Fund
Currently, options are being reconsidered by
the senior governments, six months after the
Prime Minister and Premiers announcement.
One year after 9/11 little had been done
regarding the gateways infrastructure needs
September 2002 the Prime Minister and Premier
Eves announce 300 Million MOU for Windsor
gateway short term improvements.
Canada-Ontario Joint Management Committee
November 2002 Report recommended comprehensive
approach, including the DRTP alternative
crossing
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The Need to Move Forward Now
We believe that the least environmentally
intrusive, quickest, most secure, least
publicly costly option is the DRTP proposal
Commercial traffic will continue to increase
and existing bottlenecks worsen, threatening
economic prosperity and creating greater local
impacts
Some substantive interim solutions are needed
quickly to mitigate growing quality of life
issues while protecting the Canada US trade
relationship
The senior governments now need to move forward
with the JMC comprehensive plan for
delivering interim relief at the gateway while
the long-term review continues
The 300 Million earmarked for Windsor
recognized these realities and provides an
excellent opportunity to address immediate needs
while planning for long term solutions
continues
It is time to recognize the importance of
quality of life issues, but not to be
paralyzed by them, to everyones detriment
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