Editing Detroit–Windsor tunnel (section)

== Usage ==
The Detroit–Windsor tunnel crosses the [[Canada–United States border]]; an [[International Boundary Commission]] plaque marking the boundary in the tunnel is between flags of the two countries.{{r|clui}} The tunnel is the second-busiest crossing between the United States and Canada after the nearby [[Ambassador Bridge]]. A 2004 Border Transportation Partnership study showed that 150,000 jobs in the region and $13 billion (U.S.) in annual production depend on the Windsor-Detroit international [[border]] crossing.<ref>Detroit Regional Chamber (2006) [http://www.detroitchamber.com/detroiter/articles.asp?cid=7&detcid=531 Detroit/Windsor Border Update: Part I-Detroit River International Crossing Study] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060321130504/http://www.detroitchamber.com/detroiter/articles.asp?cid=7&detcid=531 |date=2006-03-21 }}</ref> Between 2001 and 2005, profits from the tunnel peaked, with the cities receiving over $6 million annually. A steep decline in traffic eliminated profits from the tunnel from 2008 until 2012, with a modest recovery in the years since.<ref name=":0" />

=== Traffic ===
About 13,000 vehicles a day use the tunnel despite having one lane in each direction and not allowing large trucks.<ref name="clui">{{Cite web |url=http://www.clui.org/section/united-divide-a-linear-portrait-usacanada-border-3 |title=Chapter 4: The Watery Boundary |website=United Divide: A Linear Portrait of the USA/Canada Border |publisher=The Center for Land Use Interpretation |publication-date=Winter 2015 |access-date=2017-11-14 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226151839/https://clui.org/section/united-divide-a-linear-portrait-usacanada-border-3 |url-status=live }}</ref> Historically, the tunnel carried a smaller amount of commercial traffic than other nearby crossings because of physical and cargo restraints, as well as limits on accessing roadways.<ref name="Partnership">{{Cite journal|url = http://www.partnershipborderstudy.com/pdf/4-29-10/3-2010-04-29.DRIC.Report.to.Legislature.Appendix.B.pdf|title = Detroit River International Crossing Project Forecast Refresh and Update|date = February 2010|access-date = 1 October 2015|archive-date = 2016-03-04|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212707/http://www.partnershipborderstudy.com/pdf/4-29-10/3-2010-04-29.DRIC.Report.to.Legislature.Appendix.B.pdf|url-status = live}}</ref> Passenger automobile traffic on the tunnel increased from 1972, until it peaked in 1999 at just under 10 million vehicle crossings annually.<ref name="Partnership" /> After 1999, automobile crossings through the tunnel declined, dropping under 5 million for the first time in over three decades in 2007.<ref name="Partnership" /> Traffic on the tunnel later recovered slightly in the following years when the economy began to improve after 2008.<ref name=":0" />
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===Tolls===
Tolls were last increased on the Canadian side in July 2021, 37% for those using Canadian currency and 11% using American currency.<ref name="Greeted">{{cite news |last1=Schmidt |first1=Doug |title=Reopened border tunnel to greet visitors with higher tolls |url=https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/reopened-border-tunnel-to-greet-visitors-with-higher-tolls/ar-AAMFTdt |access-date=15 February 2022 |work=Windsor Star |agency=MSN |publisher=PostMedia Network |date=28 July 2021 |archive-date=15 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215080418/https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/reopened-border-tunnel-to-greet-visitors-with-higher-tolls/ar-AAMFTdt |url-status=live }}</ref> Standard tolls for non-commercial Canada-bound vehicles are US$7.50 and C$7.50; United States-bound tolls are also US$6.75 but C$6.75. For frequent crossers, the Nexpress Toll Card for cheaper rates.<ref name="WDBL">{{cite web |title=Toll Rates August 2021 |url=https://www.windsortunnel.com/_files/ugd/96bdb2_23e6ba810d904fa3a1fd30b797742518.pdf |website=windsortunnel.com |publisher=Windsor Detroit Borderlink Limited |access-date=15 February 2022 |archive-date=15 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215054832/https://www.windsortunnel.com/_files/ugd/96bdb2_23e6ba810d904fa3a1fd30b797742518.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Commercial vehicles and buses are charged higher rates. Motorcycles, scooters and bicycles are prohibited.<ref name="WDBL"/>