▁Transport ▁Canada , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Highway ▁Administration ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁Detroit ▁River ▁International ▁Cross ing ▁group ) ▁completed ▁a ▁joint ▁assess ment ▁on ▁the ▁so ils ▁along ▁the ▁Detroit ▁River ▁and ▁determined ▁they ▁could ▁indeed ▁support ▁the ▁weight ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁bridge ; ▁the ▁stability ▁of ▁the ▁underlying ▁soil ▁and ▁cl ay ▁and ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁W inds or ▁Salt ▁Mine ▁had ▁caused ▁concern ▁for ▁all ▁parties ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁Despite ▁protest ▁from ▁area ▁residents , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁dismiss ed ▁law suit ▁from ▁Amb assador ▁Bridge ▁owner ▁Mat ty ▁Mor oun , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁that ▁a ▁preferred ▁route ▁had ▁been ▁selected ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁route ▁would ▁be ▁named ▁the ▁W inds or – Es sex ▁Park way . ▁The ▁new ▁park way ▁is ▁below - grade ▁and ▁has ▁six ▁through - lan es . ▁It ▁follows ▁( but ▁does ▁not ▁replace ) ▁Tal bot ▁Road ▁and ▁Hur on ▁Church ▁Road ▁from ▁a ▁new ▁inter change ▁at ▁the ▁former ▁end ▁of ▁Highway   4 0 1 ▁to ▁the ▁E .   C . ▁Row ▁Express way , ▁where ▁it ▁runs ▁concurrent ly ▁west ward ▁for ▁. ▁From ▁there , ▁it ▁turns ▁north west ▁and ▁follows ▁a ▁new ▁alignment ▁to ▁the ▁border . ▁ ▁Initial ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁noise ▁bar rier ▁from ▁North ▁Tal bot ▁Road ▁to ▁Howard ▁Avenue ▁began ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 ; ▁full ▁construction ▁began ▁on ▁August