TAKING THE GRIDLOCK OUT OF TRADE.

The article focuses on the Blue Water Bridge in Michigan which is expected to become the fourth-busiest international crossing in North America. The 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement is a big factor in boosting traffic between the U.S. and its northern neighbor. Trade between the two countries is expected to grow by two-thirds, to $454 billion in 2015 from $272 billion in 1995. Some of those goods, U. S. produce and livestock, wood and paper products, machinery and electronic equipment bound for Canada and Canadian chemicals, pesticides and other commodities headed for Chicago, Cincinnati and Indianapolis will be trucked across the Blue Water Bridge.