Many people in Windsor are concerned about public safety after orders were issued against the Ambassador Bridge Company.
CTV News first reported the orders from Transport Canada, which is calling for the installation of protective barriers along the side railings.
The bridge is down to one lane in each direction. But many people are not concerned about traffic -- they are concerned about their safety.
Resident Jim Faulkner says the bridge is “falling apart, it's almost in a deplorable state."
Transport Canada is of the opinion the railings "would not deflect traffic back onto the bridge should traffic impact such curb and railing."
Faulkner says "it looks to me like they've put two-by-fours up there to stop traffic from driving off the edge of the bridge. I don't think that's good enough."
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens says "it's pretty obvious that they're rusting and they've outlived their useful life."
It's the second time in the past year that the bridge company has been under Transport Canada's microscope.
Last October, debris was discovered beneath the bridge. It turned out to be concrete from the bridge deck crumbling to the ground below.
On average, 61 hundred drivers use the bridge each day. Its condition is making drivers nervous -- as well as pedestrians.
Resident John Leisk admits he get nervous when he cycles under the bridge to get to his bike shop. He says “every time I pass, I've got to look up, because you never know what's going to fall.”
Windsor West MP Brian Masse has been pushing for accountability from the bridge company for more than a decade.
He wants a full audit of the Ambassador Bridge before the new Gordie Howe International Bridge is complete.
