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Port Terminal Work Kicks Off Riverfront Dreams

DETROIT-An $11.3-million port terminal is expected to be a key piece to the redevelopment of the area immediately west of the Renaissance Center, which a promenade and walkway among the future improvements.

By Dan Heaton | Updated on June 22, 2004

DETROIT-Ground was ceremoniously broken this week along the Detroit River, immediately west of the Renaissance Center, for the new Dock of Detroit, an $11.3-million port terminal that is viewed by city leaders as a key element in the reclamation of the city’s riverfront. The project is being funded by $7.5 million from the federal government and $3 million from the state, with the remainder coming from county and city resources.

Construction is to start on the facility later this summer and is expected to be completed by mid-summer next year. A builder and design firm has not yet been named.

Arthur Blackwell, a former chairman of the Wayne County Commission and current chairman of the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority, says the terminal will be used by cruise ships and other vessels that ply the Great Lakes. Blackwell says at least six cruise ships now operate in the Great Lakes, but Detroit has no facility to lure those ships in to make a port call. Now, he adds, many ships dock in Windsor, which raises customs issues. He also says the Windsor dock area does not have the access to city facilities and entertainment venues the way the Detroit dock will.

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