Will this be the plan to save MCS? Preservationists hope.
Excerpt:
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With more than 500,000 square feet of space on nearly 14 acres
in proximity to critical state, regional and international
infrastructure facilities, the Central Depot property has great
potential to house a complimentary set of homeland security, intermodal
transportation and economic development-related functions,” write the
five state senators. “The property is ideally located in an area of
unique intermodal convergence that includes the Ambassador Bridge, the
Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, connections to three interstate highways, the
Detroit-Wayne County Port and several freight lines.”
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The timing of the senators’ plea, though, is interesting. Just last week, the
Michigan Messenger reported
that the Canadian Pacific Railroad is seeking $400 million to build a
new freight rail tunnel under the Detroit River and likely emerging in
the middle of Michigan Central’s rail yard. While building the tunnel
would not necessarily save the structure, the proposal does seem to
buttress the case made by preservationists that the complex still has
economic value and is worth rehabilitating.
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