XPost: misc.transport.road   
   From: wascana@212.com   
      
   "k_flynn@lycos.com"  wrote:   
   >   
   > James Robinson wrote:   
   >>   
   >> "k_flynn@lycos.com"  wrote:   
   >> >>   
   >> >> From the MDOT web site:   
   >> >>   
   >> >> "The Detroit - Windsor Tunnel is privately owned and operated and   
   >> >> is not under the jurisdiction of the Michigan Department of   
   >> >> Transportation."   
   >> >>   
   >> > Just curious: Why would MDOT on its web site say the tunnel is   
   >> > "privately owned" when in fact it is publicly owned, but by the   
   >> > cities rather than the state? Is this just an oversight error on   
   >> > the part of the webmaster?   
   >>   
   >> It may not be that big an error.  It appears that all the   
   >> international gateways, both rail and highway, are set up as   
   >> corporations that control only the bridge or tunnel, and nothing   
   >> else. None appear to be owned by simple government departments or   
   >> agencies.   
   >   
   > But they are still publicly, not privately, owned. Governments often   
   > set up corporate-type entities to handle specific enterprises such as   
   > tunnels, bridges, airports, transit systems etc. I was curious why   
   > MDOT would call a facility jointly owned by the cities of Detroit and   
   > Windsor a "privately owned" facility. That implies a private entity,   
   > and not the people of Detroit and Windsor, owns it.   
      
   In addition to that question, why do they add that the tunnel is not   
   under the jurisdiction of MDOT?  I wonder if they get complaints about   
   tolls or other services and want to distance themselves from it.   
      
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