Editing Detroit–Windsor tunnel (section)

===Operations since 2007===
In 2007, billionaire [[Manuel Moroun]], owner of the nearby [[Ambassador Bridge]], attempted to purchase the American side of the tunnel.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title = City of Windsor moves to secure tunnel's long-term fate|url = http://blogs.windsorstar.com/news/city-of-windsor-moves-to-secure-tunnels-long-term-fate|date = July 27, 2015|first = Dave|last = Battagello|newspaper = The [[Windsor Star]]|access-date = 2015-10-01|archive-date = 2015-10-02|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151002084826/http://blogs.windsorstar.com/news/city-of-windsor-moves-to-secure-tunnels-long-term-fate|url-status = dead}}</ref> In 2008, the City of Windsor controversially attempted to purchase the American side for $75 million, but the deal fell through after a scandal involving then-Detroit Mayor [[Kwame Kilpatrick]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>DetNews.com. [http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080729/METRO/807290435/1361 Council overrides mayor's veto on Detroit-Windsor tunnel sale.] July 29, 2008.{{dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=January 2019}}</ref>

Soon afterward, the city's finances were badly hit in a recession and the tunnel's future was in question. Following Detroit's July 2013 [[Detroit bankruptcy|bankruptcy filing]], Windsor Mayor [[Eddie Francis]] said that his city would consider purchasing Detroit's half of the tunnel if it was offered for sale.<ref>{{cite news |first= John |last= Gallagher |url= http://www.freep.com/article/20130719/NEWS01/307190099/ |title= Windsor mayor: We would consider buying tunnel to Canada if it's sold in bankruptcy |work= Detroit Free Press |date= July 19, 2013 |access-date= July 19, 2013 |archive-date= November 2, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131102173121/http://www.freep.com/article/20130719/NEWS01/307190099/ |url-status= dead }}</ref>

On July 25, 2013, the lessor, manager and operator of the tunnel, Detroit Windsor Tunnel LLC, and its parent company, American Roads, LLC, voluntarily filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.<ref name="bankruptcy">{{cite web|url=http://chapter11cases.com/american-roads-llc-ownerlessor-operator-of-toll-roads-in-alabama-and-the-detroit-windsor-tunnel-files-for-bankruptcy/|title=American Roads, LLC – Owner/Lessor & Operator of Toll Roads in Alabama and the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel – Files for Bankruptcy – Chapter 11 Cases|access-date=2013-07-25|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130725140530/http://chapter11cases.com/american-roads-llc-ownerlessor-operator-of-toll-roads-in-alabama-and-the-detroit-windsor-tunnel-files-for-bankruptcy/|archive-date=2013-07-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>  The American lease was eventually purchased by Syncora Guarantee, a [[Bermuda]]-based insurance company.<ref name=":0" /> Soon afterward, the lease with Detroit was extended to 2040.<ref name=":0" /> Both Syncora and Windsor retained the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel Corporation to manage the daily operations and upkeep of the tunnel. In May 2018, Syncora sold its interest in American Roads, LLC for $220 million to DIF Capital Partners, a [[Netherlands|Dutch]]-based investment fund management company specializing in infrastructure assets.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gallagher |first1=John |title=Company that operates Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is sold |url=https://www.freep.com/story/money/2018/05/07/detroit-windsor-tunnel-parent-company-sold/585926002/ |access-date=22 July 2021 |work=Detroit Free Press |publisher=Michigan.com |date=7 May 2018 |archive-date=22 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722081502/https://www.freep.com/story/money/2018/05/07/detroit-windsor-tunnel-parent-company-sold/585926002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

A $21.6 million renovation of the tunnel began in October 2017 to replace the aging concrete ceiling, along with other improvements to the infrastructure. Completion of the project was initially scheduled for June 2018,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ramirez|first1=Charles E.|title=First look at Detroit-Windsor Tunnel renovations|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/10/26/first-look-detroit-windsor-tunnel-renovations/107021538/|access-date=14 November 2017|work=The Detroit News|date=26 October 2017|archive-date=14 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114202722/http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/10/26/first-look-detroit-windsor-tunnel-renovations/107021538/|url-status=live}}</ref> but is ongoing as of 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Champion |first1=Brandon |title=Detroit-Windsor Tunnel increasing overnight closures to speed up $22M renovation project |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/2020/05/detroit-windsor-tunnel-increasing-overnight-closures-to-speed-up-22m-renovation-project.html |access-date=22 July 2021 |work=MLive.com |publisher=Advance Local Media LLC |date=15 May 2020 |archive-date=22 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722081502/https://www.mlive.com/news/2020/05/detroit-windsor-tunnel-increasing-overnight-closures-to-speed-up-22m-renovation-project.html |url-status=live }}</ref>