▁ ▁R t . ▁Hon . ▁Her b ▁Gray ▁Park way ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁joint ▁announ cement ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Government ▁of ▁Canada ▁confirmed ▁a ▁new ▁border ▁crossing ▁would ▁be ▁constructed ▁between ▁Detroit ▁and ▁W inds or . ▁The ▁Detroit ▁River ▁International ▁Cross ing ▁( DR IC ) ▁was ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁bi - n ational ▁committee ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁project . ▁The ▁M TO ▁took ▁advantage ▁of ▁this ▁opportunity ▁to ▁extend ▁Highway   4 0 1 ▁to ▁the ▁Canada – US ▁border ▁and ▁began ▁an ▁environmental ▁impact ▁assess ment ▁on ▁the ▁entire ▁project ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁W inds or ▁also ▁h ired ▁New ▁York ▁traffic ▁consult ant ▁Sam ▁Schw art z ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁park way ▁to ▁the ▁border . ▁Schw art z ' s ▁proposal ▁would ▁eventually ▁insp ire ▁the ▁DR IC ' s ▁own ▁design , ▁but ▁his ▁route ▁was ▁not ▁chosen , ▁with ▁the ▁DR IC ▁opt ing ▁instead ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁northern ▁route . ▁On ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁M TO ▁announced ▁it ▁had ▁begun ▁purch asing ▁property ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁E . C . ▁Row ▁Express way , ▁ups et ting ▁many ▁area ▁residents ▁who ▁had ▁purchased ▁properties ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁prior . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁and ▁the ▁M TO ▁( in ▁partners hip ▁with